RFID(Radio Frequency Identification)

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)! It sounds super convenient for merchandise . With RFID, all the data can stored in little electronic tags stored in products. If you want to watch this video (how RFID works for retailers), -> "Technology video" It is from the Youtube, general information about RFID.

Not only for product/goods, also for the tracking of the animals (for farmers, animals can be considered as 'product' .. anyway.. ) , RFID tags has been used.

HOWEVER, NOT FOR HUMAN! I DO NOT THINK RFID SHOULD USE FOR HUMAN BODY!
Let RFID it be! stay for their original purpose! not transform into 'human bar code' system in the future! please respect the human human body,autonomy!

when I heard abouth implantation of RFID tags into the human body, I thought it is really scary idea! Wherever they insert the little chip, that means the person who carries RFID chip all the time will be lock himself/herself into such a small tracking devices! Who ever wants to do that!
I found one! B-) tada~ RFID implant
It is from Fox News! (Gees, This man is as freaky as the Fox News! , I mean I am really sorry to say this, but this man from the video said the reason why he implanted RFID chip under his skin is "it is convenient! For example, he doesn't need to carry his passport all the time? .. )

Has anyone ever watched the movie "Island" ( Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson ). In the beginning of the movie, I remember when Lincoln Six-Echo (Ewan McGregor) woke up, he scan his wrist (electronic chips underneath). In someway, when I watch the RFID implant video clip (above) , it brought me a few scenes (that the Lincoln Six-Echo has to scan his wrist all the time when he enter some places) from the movie, "Island".


Convergence culture seems handy, and sounds like we are all looking forward to seeing the next step of this 'simpleness' (such as mobile convergence! laptop + phone + txt+ camera + dairy + TV+ radio+ mp3 player .... = one simple and fancy mobile? )

When I think of what our lives will be in ten years later, huge amount of information will be still come out and more simplified devices will help us to store and process them?