Big Brother and now private companies

Hi:

In agreement with Michael about the additives in food, I have come across a site with info about a new threat with far reaching repercussions on privacy, freedom of movement, etc..

This site in the link below is attempting to fight the movement towards the common place use of RFID (radio frequency identification devices)...these tags will allow anyone to be tracked anywhere in the world - even through building walls...inserted into shoes, clothing, purses, wallets,and other parephenalia there will be no end to tracking and the total end to privacy.

The use of the bar code exploded when Walmart informed their suppliers to use it or else be dropped from their list of suppliers...once again Walmart is apparently at the forefront again (according to a radio broadcast on Coast to Coast AM) by telling their suppliers once again start incorporating RFID devices in their goods by 2004 or else.

A site has now evolved on the net to boycott one of the companies working in conjunction with the developers of the chips...it might surprise you to find that the company is a well known brand name, and I have now removed all their products from the household....a small one person move, but perhaps if enough people get infuriated this newest nightmare can be slowed or stopped...incidentally as of Jan 2004 Walmart will never see any more business from this household...the boycott site is : http://www.boycottgillette.com and http://www.BoycottGillette.com/aboutrfid.html

Dien you may want to remove this post if you feel it inappropriate or of danger to the forum...I brought the wrath of the Canadian Government down on B. Myers a few years ago with an errant posting...although it did get his board and site national TV coverage on the 6 and 11 news in this country.

Cornell


More info about RFID's