Emergency ID

[smilingcat]

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That said, I don't want to be micro-chipped. I think that tracking ability is too George Wellian for me.
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I've been somewhat hesitant to say this because its tad too politcal and too sensitive but... against my better judgement here goes.

The thought of being tagged does not sit will with me.
The benefits are quite obvious so needs no explanation.

Detriment is not so obvious. The RFID can store not only your medical record, it can hold your religous affilation: Islam, Christian, Jew...
political affilation: democrat, republican, libertarian, socialist, communist...
sexual orientation: hetro, lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, other...
criminal record and much much more.

The problem is not so much about the information but HOW CAN IT BE USED? AND WILL IT BE MIS-USED. You realize, Hitler used punch cards to sort and catogorize people when they were rounding up the Jews, not to mention homosexuals, and those who were considered potentially harmful to the Third Reich. They were all rounded up wih the help of the punch cards. Many young women were forcefully sterilized because the Third Reich considered them mentally unfit or too emotional.

Today it would be implanted RFID. No need for "Sir (Madam), may see your papers/document!"

So with that in mind, I would much prefer to decide when I get incinerated than when government decide its convenient to do so. Genocide will happen again. Its still going on strong in other parts of the world.

if its too offensive I will remove my post.
Smilingcat

[ChickWithBrains]

Not offensive, but I think there's a difference between voluntary storing of one's own medical information and a government-mandated individually-inaccessible/unchangeable tagging system.

No one, I think, is advocating the latter.