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I don't want a chip in me and I'm obviously not the only one

by buugs 17y ago

sanswork 17y ago
Do you have specific reasons for not wanting a chip if so would you share what they are?
grinich 17y ago
What if it could self-regulate drug delivery so you wouldn't have to take a pill every four hours? What if it could track and store fine-grain biometrics and thereby better help your doctor make treatment decisions? What if it could monitor your health, and contact your doctor if you're incapacitated? What if it could save your life in some other way?
- jrockway 17y ago
  I am sure that's fine. People get pacemakers all the time without a second thought. What the OP doesn't want is a remotely readable chip that stores your identity.
- buugs 17y ago
  All good and well but to go at your list in order: I am in a healthy state at this point in time I don't find taking pills or medication at specific intervals hard or even bothersome, I can even time it out with my cellphone reminders. As it goes with the healthy state I don't think this much matters if it could do that over say one of those annoying heart monitors a friend has to do every year I'm sure he would do it but that isn't really what we are discussing. This is already a lot of what ifs and this is something I most definitely would not want as it would also require that my exact position be available so emergency services could get to me. I'm all for life and everything but if I need a chip to save me I'm probably in the middle of nowhere away from any contact or emergency services that could get me in time. I am really fine with the current U.S. identification system as I had my identity stolen once by an illegal immigrant but it was easily solved with a birth certificate, social security cards and a credit lock. These devices factor in too much extra risk especially since it says its basically the same technology as the wireless poll paying system how do you know you won't walk by someone and your identity is just taken like that?
- lurkinggrue 17y ago
  Those arguments remind me of the OnStar "MY BABY! SAVE MY BABY!" sort of arguments. Somehow I don't think an RFID chip can do many of the things you list there.

I don't want a chip in me and I'm obviously not the only one

by buugs 17y ago

I don't want a chip in me and I'm obviously not the only one

sanswork 17y ago

Do you have specific reasons for not wanting a chip if so would you share what they are?

grinich 17y ago

What if it could self-regulate drug delivery so you wouldn't have to take a pill every four hours? What if it could track and store fine-grain biometrics and thereby better help your doctor make treatment decisions? What if it could monitor your health, and contact your doctor if you're incapacitated? What if it could save your life in some other way?

jrockway 17y ago
I am sure that's fine. People get pacemakers all the time without a second thought. What the OP doesn't want is a remotely readable chip that stores your identity.
buugs 17y ago
All good and well but to go at your list in order: I am in a healthy state at this point in time I don't find taking pills or medication at specific intervals hard or even bothersome, I can even time it out with my cellphone reminders. As it goes with the healthy state I don't think this much matters if it could do that over say one of those annoying heart monitors a friend has to do every year I'm sure he would do it but that isn't really what we are discussing. This is already a lot of what ifs and this is something I most definitely would not want as it would also require that my exact position be available so emergency services could get to me. I'm all for life and everything but if I need a chip to save me I'm probably in the middle of nowhere away from any contact or emergency services that could get me in time. I am really fine with the current U.S. identification system as I had my identity stolen once by an illegal immigrant but it was easily solved with a birth certificate, social security cards and a credit lock. These devices factor in too much extra risk especially since it says its basically the same technology as the wireless poll paying system how do you know you won't walk by someone and your identity is just taken like that?
lurkinggrue 17y ago
Those arguments remind me of the OnStar "MY BABY! SAVE MY BABY!" sort of arguments. Somehow I don't think an RFID chip can do many of the things you list there.