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Originally Posted by stuartj
Imagine if a Govt mandated that citizens must at all times carry an electronic device that could locate, record, film, track them, record all their contacts and that it would store all this data in perpetuity for access at any time.
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This is coming faster than you think, driven by an unlikely, but exponentially increasing crime. Cybercrime is causing companies and the government to focus less on “what you know” (mother’s Maiden name, first pet, etc.) to verify identity to “who you are” (eye, face, fingerprint, voice). Couple this with near field technology and the IOT, and we are rapidly moving from passive biological ID to active (read as can transmit). Right around the corner are implants and there are already conversations happening in our government about how to mandate participation without violating that pesky Bill of Rights. It will happen in most of our lifetimes. Ponder that for a moment.