First the article about implants,....
and then a very realistic book about living within an implanted society.
We have read "The Cattle" and highly recommend it for all those who would like to picture where the future is going.
John, I hope the graphic comes through all right.
Jim
Microchip Implants -- Jon E. Dougherty ( WND )
Researchers say the technology is currently available to implant biometric devices in human beings, which can be monitored by government satellites and utilized by private industry. In fact some developers are currently attempting to bring the technology to the public and private sector.
Though not yet generally available to the public, trials of sub-skin
implants have been underway for nearly a year. For instance,
The London Times reported in October 1998,
"... Film stars and the children of millionaires are among 45 people, including
several Britons, who have been approached and fitted with the chips (called
the Sky Eye) in secret tests [ Ed : seven years ago ]
A recent study of microchip implantation
technology, written by Elaine M. Ramish for the
Franklin Pierce Law Center, examined
at length the ethical issue of privacy, which engulfs every debate surrounding
implanted biometric devices. The study provided details about current research
and development as well as marketing plans developers are likely to use
to "sell" the idea to a generally skeptical American
public and U.S. Congress
A national identification system via microchip implants
could be achieved in two stages," she said.
"Upon introduction as a voluntary system, the microchip implantation
will appear to be palatable.
After there is a familiarity with the procedure and a knowledge of its benefits,
implantation would be mandatory."
Ramish noted that a few U.S. firms were already developing, or had developed,
implantable biometric devices capable of
1. "read only,
2. read-write and
3. read-write with tracking" abilities.
IBM, Hughes Aircraft, and Dallas Semiconductor are among several firms
.......someday Congress may be faced with the decision to mandate
the implementation of such technology
But the concept of government-mandated microchip implants is
reprehensible,"
he [ George Getz ] added.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=15185
The Cattle ... top selling book ... Greg M. Sarwa -- Don't miss it !
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shows chip implant in right hand
THE CATTLE By Greg M. Sarwa www.gregsarwa.com
Ampol Publishing, Inc. ISBN 0-9766202-1-9
Sarwa’s book was also recently rated Number 1 in Amazon’s Political Fiction list.
"The Cattle" has surpassed expectations since its release on June 1, 2005.
"Every person in the United States of America is directed to be implanted with a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) microchip to verify identity and safeguard personal information. The night before the National Identification System officially becomes reality, during the last control tests of the system, something goes wrong. The real purpose of the implants is discovered and a secret agenda is exposed. And this is only the beginning."
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/7/prweb266487.htm