Thompson Gets Chipped

In what could be considered a PR move to his transition to the board of Applied Digital Solutions, Inc., Wisconsin's previous governor Tommy G. Thompson has been "chipped" with a Verichip.

"We are all well aware of the need to enhance Information Technology in healthcare," Thompson said in a prepared statement. "It is my belief that Verichip is an important and secure means of accessing medical records and other information. I look forward to working with the company as it continues its growth."

I have no problems to any technology itself as devices are inherently neutral. However, my problem becomes how the technology is applied.

For instance, a firearm at the side of a police officer is capable of containing wrong-doing and protecting the rights of all. Yet that same firearm in the hands of a criminal can be used to take those same rights away.

I believe many will benefit from the advantages that a chip would offer those who are infirmed and unable to account for themselves. Yet one cannot ignore the larger implications that this kind of technology brings to the table.

This particular piece of equipment has generated a lot of speculation regarding it's possible correlation to the 'mark of the beast', much of it deservedly so.

The Real Effect
Look for a continued development in the surrounding propaganda regarding Verichip and RFID and a continued marketing push for more to 'take the chip' to become trendy, safe, or perhaps even patriotic. This will admittedly result in the expansion of tracking and tracing that we experience already in our day to day lives to an almost obscene level.