Re: OT : Identity chip
Bad idea - there are non-invasive ways to detect someone in a room (e.g., IR - look for an 80+ degree hotspot) or carry such medical info (bracelet), and it's just plain stupid to base security around a permanently installed chip that can be read from a distance such that it is convienient to use it for room access when in the shoulder - it could also be read by anyone nearby - like that spy you wanted to keep out - he reads the data off one of your employees while passing in a public location, loads the data onto a chip-emulator, and waltzes straight through security (sensors picked up the ID of an employee with proper access, and opened the door).
Sure, there are ways around the security issues - but do you really want talking billBoards that read your name and call out to you specifically? Do you really want the possibility of you being tracked and logged everywhere you go without you knowing about it?
That, and the whole "chip on your shoulder" thing, and the hints of the mark of the beast.
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Of course, by the time I finish this post, it will already be obsolete. C'est la vie.
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