Just a Grain of Rice

[dcseain]

VeriChip Wants To Test Human Implantable RFID On [US] Military. This information week article indicates that at least one company thinks we should treat military members like pets. I think this is a double plus ungood. What think you?

Thanks to lina.d for pointing this article out to me.

Comments

[dragonsea]

The RFID need to be easily removable once the soldier leaves the service. It should also be voluntary. Lastly, it should be on a specialized radio frequency if that's possible.

I think RFID is better in several ways-hold more information, won't get lost, less chance of damage in an explosion, etc. The injuries soldiers survive today are so much more severe than in the past, and the medical intervention, especially in the field, needed to save them is more complicated than in the past, that doctors need to know more than blood type.

Actually, I keep telling my mom that when she gets Alzheimer's, which is highly likely because of family history, we should get her microchipped. Her mother who had Alzheimer's was a wanderer and got lost and confused on several occaisions. My mom sewed her name and our phone number into her clothes and put notes in her purse. An RFID would make it easier to return my mom, and could also have medical info. like blood type and allergies.

[vvalkyri.livejournal.com]

Actually, I keep telling my mom that when she gets Alzheimer's, which is highly likely because of family history, we should get her microchipped

Supremely practical, but "when she gets Alzeimer's" makes me shudder.

[dragonsea]

My grandmother. My great-grandmother. My Tante Bertel (my mom's 1st cousin who was almost grandmother's age). The family history is there. My grandmother would often forget English. Bertel got to the point where she forgot how to walk.

My mom is approaching the age when my grandmother was first affected.

We're (our family name)s. We are supremely practical. You should see my parents' funeral instructions.