Florida Free Culture » Legislature 2007: No microchip implants without your permission

March 23, 2007

March 23rd 2007 Posted to Blog, Local News, Legislature 2007, Privacy by Gavin Baker

Well, this is good news.

I guess this is a win for privacy…?

FWIW, I’m pretty sure I saw this in an episode of Law and Order (guest-starring Bob Saget) recently.

jimmy

June 1st, 2007 | 8:31 pm

Did UF experiment with implanted microchip for student ID about ten years ago? Or did they propose such a system and not put it into use?

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