BBC NEWS - Papuans debate HIV microchipping
The BBC reports: "Legislators in the Indonesian province of Papua are debating whether to approve a bill allowing microchips to be implanted in people with HIV. [...] Parliamentarians are reported to have discussed tattooing those found to be carrying the virus."

My Way News - Chips: High Tech Aids or Tracking Tools?
This AP report is an excellent overview of trends in identity verification technology in general and implanted chips in particular:

To some, the microchip was a wondrous invention - a high-tech helper that could increase security at nuclear plants and military bases, help authorities identify wandering Alzheimer's patients, allow consumers to buy their groceries, literally, with the wave of a chipped hand. To others, the notion of tagging people was Orwellian, a departure from centuries of history and tradition in which people had the right to go and do as they pleased, without being tracked, unless they were harming someone else."

The reports notes several online sites that serve as great resources if you are interested in this subject, including These Last Days Ministries, the American Civil Liberties Union, Katherine Albrecht's AntiChips.com, and the Electronic Privacy Information Center.

STLtoday - Special ink to mark livestock is in trial stage
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports, "The radio-frequency identification product [...] will allow producers of cattle, sheep, goats, hogs and other hair-bearing livestock (but not poultry) to mark, identify and track their animals with an ink tattoo."

Comment: This is a revolutionary technology that combines the simplicity of an ink tattoo with the identity tracking capability of radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips. Let's keep an eye on this one!

My Way News - Europe, U.S. Take U.K. Lead on Cameras
AP reports: "British police quickly closed in on suspects in the failed bomb plots in London and Scotland - only the latest terror investigation to display the crucial role of the country's vast network of surveillance cameras. The system is winning converts in the United States and Europe, to the alarm of some privacy advocates."

My Way News - Restaurants Test Table Card Readers
AP reports: "Pay-at-the-table systems are popular in Europe and other parts of the world, but they haven't yet caught on in the U.S., largely because equipment makers haven't been able to point to a reason why restaurateurs should invest in the gear. Manufacturers now see an opportunity."

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