People do hack and get money all of the time. I know several people who have had their credit card numbers swiped. Also, I have had to change checking accounts because I got a notification from Chase bank stating "our system was compromised" and "you will be assigned a new checking account number for your own protection sorry for the inconvenience"
So they knew they were hacked into though and what was affected? I'll accept that this is a legitimate concern though.
There are plenty of people "that committed" to crime. If people are willing to risk federal charges to aquire a fake identity, SSN, etc.. (and spend big money to do it), if there's another opportunity, they'll take it.
But that is organised crime isn't it? There is ALOT of crime which is just done by individuals, friends, or small gangs because they think they can get away with it. Good examples would be rape and the average break in.
Perhaps this could be worked round by having scanners in shops that can sense not who the person is, but if they have a chip. If they don't have a chip they can be caught on CCTV and then tracked down by the police.
id be less spooked about a chip that functions like an id when scanned at close range but coudnt be used as a tracking device
either way it snot a bad idea of itself if its not mandatory
That takes away all the useful power of the chip though.
Sure they'll look, and that's a good thing, especially if you're in a city that has problems with human trafficking. A good parent is only going to use the chip if they suspect something is wrong or their child goes missing. A bad, controlling parent is going to be just as bad and controlling with a chip as without one. Romanticized as 'sneaking out' is in our culture, it's still a parent's right and responsibility to know where their child is until that child becomes an adult.
Its not as if parents know where their teenagers are anyway. I could say I am going to town, but that doesn't mean I'm there. Parents should know where children are, but at some point it because impossible. Anyway I'm not saying that parents would be able to use the chip like this.
We can start with the fact that I wouldn't trust a police officer farther than I could throw him. And as other's have pointed out, hacking and misuse is totally possible. Using the army isn't a good example of 'non-abuse' anyway, what with the institutionalized torture, killing of civilians, and invading of other countries we've got going on right now. And then there's the whole mandatory violation of people's bodies thing that's kind of a big deal.
Personally I have no problem with the police. I've never had a bad experience with them and nor has anyone I know. The army might have been used for bad things, but hasn't been used against society as a whole like you are suggesting the chips might be.
In all countries, in all societies, there is a balance of power between the people and the government. I am very much not in favor of measures that move that balance towards the government's side. Maybe it's just the cynic in me, but the last thing I want is the idiots in charge of my country being able to know exactly where I am at all times.
What is it that the government would use the chips for that would harm the average person though? Its not as if anyone would know where you personally were unless you got caught up in some sort of crime.
We could all but eliminate crime by putting everyone in prison at birth and only releasing them into society once they prove they're trustworthy. If reducing crime by any means possible is a good principle in itself, this is a good idea, no?
I agree. I mean this is exactly like the original idea..... isn't it?
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."--Benjamin Franklin
I find it amusing how Americans (can I assume your American?) quote the founding fathers as if they were prophets of the religion of America. They quote them just like the Bible, as if we should be like, "Well if good old Benjamin said it then it MUST be true."
What is "essential liberty"? Why don't security cameras take away this liberty? In what way is life long security from the average rapist "temporary safety"?
Honestly, I'd rather live in a free society and be frightened about being the victim of crime than live secure and in a police state.
Police state.... scary words, what does it mean? Why is it bad?
