News: California Bans Subdermal RFID Tagging?

Senate Bill 362. This is the bill that makes it illegal for employers to require their employees to have RFID chips implanted in their skin. It is disturbing to think that this is a real issue that needed to be addressed, but sadly it seems that it is. If caught, employers face an initial fine of $10,000 and $1,000 for every day after that should the RFID chip remains implanted. Anyone ever see the movie Gattaca?

-via Gizmodo and Arstechnica

Comments (5)

What do these do? How can an employer compel someone to have one put in? That's all kinds of crazy.

posted by Lady J on September 5th 2007 at 12:28pm
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They track your movements if you're within a certain (short) range of a sensor. Businesses already put them on name badges.

There's currently no sensible reason to implant them at a workplace that doesn't have ultra-serious security issues, as your employer's equipment wouldn't track you when you're off company grounds (the range really is short) and a good badge system takes care of your movements when you're at work.

posted by wende in the twin cities on September 5th 2007 at 3:52pm
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You can NOT be serious!!!

posted by Keisha Kornbread on September 6th 2007 at 8:31am
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I don't see the need for the skin implant either, but RFID on a badge seems reasonable enough.

Seems like these implants are kind of permanent...last I heard there were no 'lifetime jobs' out there.

posted by theninthcloud on September 6th 2007 at 5:09pm
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If an employer ever suggested such a thing I'd tell them to go walk the f'ing plank & I'd help push them off rfid & all;)

posted by Duncan on September 6th 2007 at 8:17pm
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