-------- Original Message -------- Delivered-To: dfarber+@ux13.sp.cs.cmu.edu Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 10:37:14 -0400 From: "Trei, Peter" <ptrei@private> Subject: Nightclub implants RFID chips in patrons. To: "'dave@private'" <dave@private> Cc: "Trei, Peter" <ptrei@private> Dave: For IP, if you wish. I realize that WND is not generally considered the best researched of new sources, but Googling "Baja Beach Club" RFID' shows numerous confirming articles. One of the best summaries is at: http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/april2004/040704bajabeachclub.htm Club site: http://www.baja-beachclub.com/bajaes/ Click on 'VIP' to find a (Spanish) interview with the club director concerning the chips. The WND article discusses many other proposed uses for the chips, some of which I include below. Peter Trei ----------------------- http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38038 WorldNetDaily Wednesday, April 14, 2004 YOUR PAPERS, PLEASE ... Paying for drinks with wave of the hand Club-goers in Spain get implanted chips for ID, payment purposes Posted: April 14, 2004 5:00 p.m. Eastern By Sherrie Gossett Being recognized has never been easier for VIP patrons of the Baja Beach Club in Barcelona, Spain. Like a scene out of a science-fiction movie, all it takes is a syringe-injected microchip implant for the beautiful men and women of the nightclub scene to breeze past a "reader" that recognizes their identity, credit balance and even automatically opens doors to exclusive areas of the club for them. They can buy drinks and food with a wave of their hand and don't need to worry about losing a credit card or wallet. [...] Will the implant only be of use at the Baja? "The objective of this technology is to bring an ID system to a global level that will destroy the need to carry ID documents and credit cards," Chase said. During a recent American radio interview, Chase said the CEO of VeriChip, Dr. Keith Bolton, had told him that the company's goal was to market the VeriChip as a global implantable identification system. [...] Chase believes all gun owners should be required to have a microchip implanted in their hand to be able to own a gun. While yesterday's Associated Press story on the prototype is primarily from the angle of police usage, WND reported two years ago that from the he outset of the company's acquisition of its "Digital Angel" implant patent ñ said to be GPS trackable ñ Applied touted the implant as a potential universal method of gun control. Chase also claimed that the VeriChip company had told him that the Italian government was preparing to implant government workers. _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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