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Sterling is out of touch here. The U.S. has already gone beyond all bounds that we used to think democracies “would never do”. Like mercenaries, torture, invasions, dissappearing people… The pendulum needs to swing the other way and people need to be more aware and vigilant about their rights to privacy.
Ouch! I don’t agree with ANYTHING Sterling. He should change his name to ROD Sterling,- Hello and weclome to the Twilight Zone. If anything can be proven, it’s that the government doesn’t need to be, anymore intrusive into our lives.
E-tagging is an interesting idea, but safe, effective implementation is simply not possible right now.
Add to the list: body parts. How could we know who got our extra kidney without it being tagged? If we got a heart bypass, how could we know anything about where those tissues came from if it weren’t for tagging. The list is endless and the sooner we begin the tagging process, the safer we will be. Its like cameras on intersections. We need more of it and we need it NOW!
We are all loosing it. To sit in a hole sucking up coffee is as bad as me.
uhhhhhhhh
your cars shoes are the worst!!!
Interesting concept. I like the idea of using raw materials of what we are done with. Charity donation is great for a, pardon the term, second life of goods. But re-using the components even further makes great sense. Of course manufacturing things up front with processes and materials with their ultimate future in mind would need to be integral to the plan as well.
And he makes a good come back to the privacy concerned that we already tag ourselves by carrying laptops and cell phones.
Laptops & cell phones are one thing, plus both are not always on your person–try walking around without shoes or winter boots. Keeping a record of the raw materials that composes a specific product sounds like a great idea, but WHY the need for a tracking device? Your clothes are worn out, then just drop them off at some futuristic depot that sorts it out. Corporate and government entities know enough about us now. And they have this thing called “insurance” if your house is robbed or washed away. SPIMES are Fucking nefarious!!! Why not just place a chip implant in every newborn’s brain and stop playing mind games.
…or better yet, and LET THE MIND GAMES BEGIN.
I’m all for nanobots that can break down old worn-out products
into their molecular components so they can be recycled and reassembled to help save the environment. But don’t throw a tracking device (RFID chip) into the mix. Do IT and you’ll have a revolution on your hands greater than your sci-fi mind can imagine.
Can you tell I’m a little pissed?
THE END
They already have RFID tracking chips for children. It’s so that a parent/police can find them if they get lost or kidnapped.
http://www.rfid-weblog.com/50226711/more_about_protecting_children_with_rfid.php
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2176543,00.asp
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article1788169.ece
http://ezinearticles.com/?RFID-Implants-with-GPS,-Digital-Angel-Product-Review-and-Future-Trends&id=119010
Great concept in terms of reusing raw materials after a dedicated product has met its end however, I’m with b-man here; there is NO NEED to track the goods/materials. Tag it for composition details possibly with suggestions of reuse but there is no need for anyone to see where these boots are or have walked.
Now whether this is already being done, or could be done, and the population knowing this causing a revolution is a bit extreme. Between the mentioned cell phones and laptops plus increasingly popular GPS units in cars and even RFID tags already in most products we purchase, there is ample tracking already going on and no one has said boo. I’m certainly not in favor of the concept but adding a tag in shoes and jeans, for example, would hardly phase ‘the people’. Sad but true.
What, is a database of manufactured goods with their raw material composition not sexy enough without the tracking device? Most manufactured goods I can think of have a product/serial number. I don’t mind RFIDs, but really, are they necessary for this concept? Sounds a bit “ooh ooh, this would make it a bit more buzzy concept.” Hell, you could even get away with a nutritional-label like concept if you really wanted manufacturers to go through the extra work. By his own remarks, the majority of the product’s life is AFTER its use, so what importance does he see in it’s use with regards to tracking it’s location?
Not wild enough? use taggants in the raw material similar to what TNT manufacturers use–color coded particles that can be, presumably, compared to a Db rather quickly.
I think I just don’t like the glasses and i need coffee.
Haha, this could end the mysterious one shoe besides the road mysterie!!!!
Everybody has seen it, nobody knows why there only one shoe, what happened?? You should spent an item about that…
im SO neat
im naked atm ww
I’d wear spimes.. I mean.. anyone with a mobile phone is already traceable.
just make the shoe out of natural materials, then it would help and nurish the environment. :)