Yahoo News - Scientists identify new weapon to fight fraud
Scientists are working on developing a fraud-proof identity verification process, and it doesn't require chips of any kind. The process works by using natural imperfections that exist on any surface. According to the report:

"The beauty of this system is that there is no need to modify the item being protected in any way with tags, chips or ink -- it's as if documents and packaging have their own unique DNA," Cowburn explained in a statement. The scientists are now working with a technology company to take the product to the market.

This Reuters report does not provide the answer to the question I was most interested in, does this process also work on human skin?

My Way News - Pressure on U.S. to Use More Surveillance
"Pressure is building for greater use of video cameras to keep watch over the nation's cities - particularly in transportation systems and other spots vulnerable to terrorism - after the bombings in London."

CNET News - Former Bush official to get RFID tag
"Tommy Thompson, the Health and Human Services Secretary in President Bush's first term and a former Governor of Wisconsin, is going to get tagged. Thompson has joined the board of Applied Digital, which owns VeriChip, the company that specializes in subcutaneous RFID tags for humans and pets. To help promote the concepts behind the technology, Thompson himself will get an RFID tag implanted under his skin."

RFID News - VeriChip Prevents Infant Abduction at NC Hospital
"VeriChip Corporation, a subsidiary of Applied Digital, a leading provider of security and identification technology, announced today that its 'Hugs' RFID infant protection system has prevented the abduction of a baby at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina."

AFP - Machine readable or e-passports to be the norm soon
There is a chance that there will soon be one international standard for biometric identification used when people fly. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, just an interesting trend to keep an eye on.

Prophecy News :: A team blog.: "AlterNet: Hot for Data
'Now you don't need to build your own repressive state apparatus, because HP and Microsoft have done it for you. '"

Implants-R-Us
Technology leader Bill Gates is forecasting our future, and he sees implants, AI and talking computers. According to CNN (Gates: Get ready for chip implants) :

Technological advances will one day allow computers to be implanted in the human body and could help the blind see and the deaf hear, according to Bill Gates. But the Microsoft chairman says he's not ready to be hardwired.

Long before we get to the MOTB there will be some amazing applications, some that may even seem miraculous from an ancient viewpoint, but we should always remember that technology is just a tool, it can be used for good as well as evil. Of course, the usual caveat applies here, we don't know that the MOTB will be tech, we are just watching the trends, and what cool trends they are.