Go cheeseheads Part II

Good news and not-so-good news from the Badger State - I hear tell the Wisconsin state Senate passed the ban on "tagging" human beings 32-1 Tuesday, and even pulled out Rep. Scott Suder's amendment that would allow RFID chips to be placed in sex offenders and children. But in searching for a link to that story, I found that the Senate also voted 28-5 to require lifetime GPS monitoring of some sex offenders. Talk about your mixed messages! No injected computer chips, but we will keep an eye on you with other technology after you've supposedly completed your debt to society.

And there was this other little tidbit about Marlin Schneider, the Wisconsin representative who introduced the anti-chip bill:

"By the time the bill made it through the Assembly, Schneider, who’s known as a privacy advocate, sounded as if he was helping Thompson move some product. Schneider said he supports Suder’s amendment and considers the application a positive use of the technology.

"In a press release after Assembly passage, Schneider praised the use of medical microchip implants, which he said can help monitor blood pressure and blood-sugar levels. They’ve also been used in experiments to allow paralyzed people to send commands to computers by merely thinking of the command, Schneider said.

“'Who knows where the scientists of this brave new world will take us in the computer age and control our thoughts and memories with microchip technologies?' Schneider asked in the press release."

With friends like this ...

Meanwhile: Yesterday's post got the attention of James at ZombieWire, a resource for the latest news on the RFID assault on our lives. After a quick review I've added a link to my resource list over on your right. Thanks, James! Keep up the good fight.