[FDE] UK Police Want the DNA of Children

[Garrett M. Groff]

Ah, so then we're back to a "secure chip" to be implanted in everyone's 
child at a young age. The chip can be made to be difficult to remove (i.e., 
requires surgery) and required to do certain things (travel by plane, get on 
the subway, get medical services, attend public school, etc). Hence, the 
"voluntary" chip is, in effect, mandatory for most people. (Or, the 
government can just make it mandatory, of course, but that would face too 
much resistance politically than the aforementioned voluntary approach.)

It seems Orwellian, but wouldn't it be worth it, given the impact it will 
have on our security, crime rate, etc?

(Final note: I'm playing devil's advocate to broach an interesting 
discussion. I do not necessarily endorse the ideas contained herein.)

- G


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allen" <netsecurity at sound-by-design.com>
To: <fde at www.xml-dev.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: [FDE] UK Police Want the DNA of Children


>
>
> Ali, Saqib wrote:
>>>  Uh, the DNA *is* the chip if it can be read fast enough...
>>
>> A chip can be removed - in case you need to change your identity :-)
>
> And with genetic engineering it won't be all that long before
> you'll be able to get an injection of stem cells that will recode
> some defective genes to improve your health, oh, and by the way
> change your genetic signature.
>
> Allen
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