RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identification (also referred to as RFID tag) which is basically the use of an object inserted or attached to another object such as an animal or even a human being. This device transmits Radio waves to give a certain location of where the objects are and can be transmitted over several meters. This is a fairly new technology which is used generally for the purposes of inventory in major companies but ultimately its not something that’s unheard of as far as placing these RFID Tags in humans. If not our constitutional right to privacy there would be nothing holding back the government from placing these RFID tags into certain individuals such as AIDS patients. It is scary to think of what will happen ten years down the road as far as how the government could possibly bypass these laws and have society questioning whether the development of this new technology benefited society, or brought society to a disadvantage
I actually had to write a paper about the ethics of using RFID technology. What I learned was that it is being used in supermarkets today to gather your information. Every time you use your bonus savings cards, they register you as the customer and keep track of the types of items you purchase. This is how they know what type of coupons to print you with your receipt and it is also a gauge used to let them know what types of products people are more inclined to purchase.
ReplyDeleteIf RFID chips are ever implanted into people it will be a sad day for humanity. Just the thought of your every movement being tracked like you were part of inventory. I find the idea pretty disgusting to think that people could be thought of and treated like branded cattle.
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