ID Implants, etc. (Re: [IP] Ohio politician busted for watching too much X-Files)

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 15:43:29 -0700
To: <dave@farber.net>
Cc: <lauren@vortex.com>
Subject: ID Implants, etc. (Re: [IP] Ohio politician busted for watching too
much X-Files)

Dave,

When historians of the future look back on the quaint and obsolete
concept of "privacy," they will note that in the early 21st century,
moves toward the universal requirements of DNA sampling; ID chip
implantation; and locked, electric-shock capable GPS radio collars;
began with society's least respected members.

Starting with sexual offenders of all stripes, these technologies
were initially then deployed to those other persons considered to be
potentially dangerous.  This list included drunk drivers,
white-collar and garden-variety criminals, activists, politicians,
and so on, until economies of scale, increasing surveillance demands,
and a low-bid contract with a major relational database firm, made
all-encompassing use of these systems practical and mandatory for
everyone.

Historians will also note that 100% of the population approves of
being sampled, tagged, and collared, and wouldn't want to be living
any other way!  A bright future awaits!

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein
lauren@pfir.org or lauren@vortex.com or lauren@eepi.org
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800
http://www.pfir.org/lauren
Co-Founder, PFIR 
  - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org
Co-Founder, EEPI 
  - Electronic Entertainment Policy Initiative - http://www.eepi.org
Moderator, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com
Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com
DayThink: http://daythink.vortex.com

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> From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms@computerbytesman.com>
> Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 07:57:08 -0400
> To: <EPIC_IDOF@mailman.epic.org>
> Subject: [EPIC_IDOF] Ohio politician busted for watching too much X-Files
> 
> Official: Implant chips into offenders
> http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050329/NEWS01/5032903
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> 
> While [Butler County, Commissioner Michael] Fox earlier had suggested the
> use of electronic ankle or wrist bracelets to allow for passive monitoring
> of offenders, on Monday he took the proposal a step further, calling for a
> plan of implanting computer microchips into offenders so that they can be
> tracked and located immediately.
> 
> "People have these GPS chips put in their pets and - in some case - in their
> children, in the event they are lost or kidnapped," Fox said. "I don't see
> why the same can't be done with probationees."
> 
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> 
> False Hopes for Implants in Criminals
> By Sherrie Gossett  |  April 22, 2005
> http://www.aim.org/media_monitor/3066_0_2_0_C/
> 
> The editorial was right when it stated such implantation raises serious
> legal, ethical and civil rights questions. But first it raises questions of
> factual accuracy. Why? Because there are no commercially available GPS
> implants in existence. The Florida company, Applied Digital Solutions (ADS),
> announced in December of 1999 that it had acquired the patent for a
> syringe-injectable GPS implant that was powered by muscle movement and could
> be remotely monitored. The location and movements of the host could be
> stored in a database for future reference, the company said. ADS recommended
> use of the technology for tracking felons and prisoners.
> 
> But it is now over five years since ADS made that announcement and they have
> yet to produce any proof of such a device.
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