Bill would ban implanting microchips in people

[TexasTowelie]

Sen. Becky Harris, R-Las Vegas, on Monday called for passage of a bill prohibiting anyone, public or private, from requiring installation of a microchip in another person.

Harri told the Senate Judiciary Committee 10 other states have enacted similar legislation because of concerns about privacy, protection of people’s rights and a variety of ethical issues. She said private sales of those Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) chips are growing rapidly and that the chips come in a $100 self-installation kit with the chips themselves the size of a grain of rice.

“Ethical issues are really really important,” Harris said. “Who owns the chip and who owns the information on that chip.”

She said employers in two European countries have started requiring employees to be “chipped”.

Read more: http://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/government/bill-would-ban-implanting-microchips-in-people-nevada-legislature-2017/

[HopeAgain]

1. HUh?

Is this really a thing?

[TexasTowelie]

3. I guess it might be advantageous if you have a relative with Alzheimer's

that wanders off?

It could also be very informative if it is a GPS chip used to track a cheating spouse.

[HopeAgain]

6. Sounds like a good thing in that case...

The Alzheimer's part, that is!

[democratisphere]

2. Mandatory bar code tattoos on our foreheads will be next.

[TexasTowelie]

5. So that was you that was getting swiped across the scanner repeatedly at the grocery store?

[democratisphere]

7. Damn. I was hoping nobody had seen that.

[HassleCat]

4. Sounds like Senator Harris is a victim of fake news.

And I bet she will be wanting chips for sex offenders, welfare recipients, Muslims, etc. That's usually the way these things go.

[Phoenix61]

8. Some have suggested it could be helpful

for people with complicated medical conditions. There records would always be available.