1st chips implanted in U.S. workers

"An Ohio firm has implanted silicon chips in two of its workers in what is believed to be the first known case in the United States of electronic tagging of employees for security purposes."

"The employees volunteered, but the move by CityWatcher.com, a private video surveillance company in Cincinnati, raises a question: When will you be tagged?"

"Probably not ever, say workplace experts. But it could become increasingly common for employees to be required to carry electronic chips on their person, with keys or around their necks, said Kenny Colbert, president of The Employers Association, a Charlotte firm that advises 700 companies on human resource issues."

"But that is a radical thought -- to have the chip implanted," Colbert said. "I just don't see this being a wave of the future by any stretch of the imagination."

The trouble with listening to "experts" and their predictions is that they're often just plain wrong. You have just as good a chance at guessing future trends as they do. These implants may be a radical thought today, but at one time, so was traveling through the air, or even into space. Speaking directly to someone on the opposite side of the planet was thought to be a dream of lunatics. Sitting in your home while listening to music, watching "moving pictures", as well as live events, on a little box, was unheard of, and laughable. More recently, who in their right mind would think that the U.S., after experiencing what the rest of the world always experiences, would be frightened into passively accepting dictatorship just to "keep us safe". Some "experts" imaginations simply don't stretch far enough to the real world to be of any use.

It's entirely within the realm of possibility that after another terror attack, public opinion could be steered into universal acceptance some type of chips. At first, they'll become widely used as suggested in the above quote, in key chains, neck chains, or bracelets. Once enough people are using them that way, there would be far less resistance to having them placed just under the skin. You wouldn't have to worry about lossing, or someone stealing, your pass. And then there's always that ever-present admonition by those that have no concept of the meaning of "freedom"; "If you have nothing to hide, what are you worried about?"