Replying to a message of George Pope to Bob Ackley:

 GP> On (17 Oct 06) Bob Ackley wrote to George Pope...
 GP>>> 2) Where's the unlawful part?
 BA>> 
 BA>> The Constitution basically requires a warrant before government can
 BA>> search anybody - a requirement that's been eroding for decades, more
 BA>> rapidly lately. If people are RFID tagged at birth - something the
 BA>> government would very much like - they can be tracked all the way
 BA>> through their lives into their coffins. There's really no difference
 BA>> between requiring people to have RFID tags embedded in their bodies
 BA>> and tattooing a number on the inside of their left forearm, and the
 BA>> fact that the RFID can be read from a distance doesn't alter the
 BA>> fact that doing so is no different from stopping someone on the
 BA>> street and demanding "Papers, please."

 GP> Yes, this is a fair argument against the GOVERNMENT requiring, by law,
 GP> one to have an RFID tag, but how does it speak for or against the use
 GP> of RFIDs on private property by the owners, seeking to protect
 GP> themselves & their property from known threats?

AFAIC they can do whatever they want on their own property.  But people have
the CHOICE to not work for them or not patronize their businesses.  And are able
to have the chips removed when employment ends and the business transactions end.

The only problem is that once/if it becomes a widespread practice, the government
will adopt it - there's nothing to stop the government from reading private
companies'
RFID chips.

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