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Wisconsin Company To Implant Microchips In Employees

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A Wisconsin company is about to become the first in the U.S. to offer microchip implants to its employees.

Yes, you read that right. Microchip implants.

"It's the next thing that's inevitably going to happen, and we want to be a part of it," Three Square Market Chief Executive Officer Todd Westby said.

The company designs software for break room markets that are commonly found in office complexes.

Just as people are able to purchase items at the market using phones, Westby wants to do the sam thing using a microchip implanted inside a person's hand.

"We'll come up, scan the item," he explained, while showing how the process will work at an actual break room market kiosk. "We'll hit pay with a credit card, and it's asking to swipe my proximity payment now. I'll hold my hand up, just like my cell phone, and it'll pay for my product."

More than 50 Three Square Market employees are having the devices implanted starting next week. Each chip is about the size of a single grain of rice.

Along with purchasing market kiosk items, employees will be albe to use the chip to get into the front door and log onto their computers.

Each chip costs $300 and the company is picking up the tab. They're implanted between a person's thumb and forefinger. Westby added the data is both encrypted and secure.

"There's no GPS tracking at all," he said.
http://kstp.com/news/wisconsin-comp...ips-in-employees-three-square-market/4549459/
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I posted this in CT because I thought it'd get more interest here. Why does a company involved in selling potato chips and bagged peanuts need to microchip their employees? We're living in bizarre times.

Of course the company reps have said there'll be no GPS monitoring of employees, but nearly every technological breakthrough is exploited for tracking purposes. Just ask Edward Snowden.

You phone is tracking you. Your apps have permission to record you. And now some companies want to microchip you. Where is this coming from? CIA? NSA?
What's your opinion.
 
truthatallcost said:
I posted this in CT because I thought it'd get more interest here. Why does a company involved in selling potato chips and bagged peanuts need to microchip their employees? We're living in bizarre times.

Of course the company reps have said there'll be no GPS monitoring of employees, but nearly every technological breakthrough is exploited for tracking purposes. Just ask Edward Snowden.

You phone is tracking you. Your apps have permission to record you. And now some companies want to microchip you. Where is this coming from? CIA? NSA?
What's your opinion.
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Hell no, no way!

That about sums up my feelings. ;)
 
truthatallcost said:
I posted this in CT because I thought it'd get more interest here. Why does a company involved in selling potato chips and bagged peanuts need to microchip their employees? We're living in bizarre times.

Of course the company reps have said there'll be no GPS monitoring of employees, but nearly every technological breakthrough is exploited for tracking purposes. Just ask Edward Snowden.

You phone is tracking you. Your apps have permission to record you. And now some companies want to microchip you. Where is this coming from? CIA? NSA?
What's your opinion.
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Are you aware that the word "offer" is not the same as "require"? They are offering it.

And why do libertarians and conservatives so fear technology?
 
Redress said:
Are you aware that the word "offer" is not the same as "require"? They are offering it.

And why do libertarians and conservatives so fear technology?
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We don't fear technology.

We fear people. People have done completely horrendous things with technology in the past. And these people have had some sort of civil/govermental/legal power over others when they did it, which is one of the reasons why I advocate Libertarianism in the first place.

Just imagine, for a second, that it was RFID implants intend of yellow stars of David. That thought should make even the most optimistic, hopeful person at least go, "hmmmm", for a second.
 
truthatallcost said:
I posted this in CT because I thought it'd get more interest here. Why does a company involved in selling potato chips and bagged peanuts need to microchip their employees? We're living in bizarre times.

Of course the company reps have said there'll be no GPS monitoring of employees, but nearly every technological breakthrough is exploited for tracking purposes. Just ask Edward Snowden.

You phone is tracking you. Your apps have permission to record you. And now some companies want to microchip you. Where is this coming from? CIA? NSA?
What's your opinion.
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even if they are not tracking your location you can be sure they are tracking your shopping habits. Im really not sure how I feel about it. Theres a creepy side to how invasive it is to our privacy but I also see where it can be used in constructive ways too. I personally would pass on it if it was offered to me but to each thier own.

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It's probably a matter of time until our jobs require this just like piss tests, physicals, and mandatory background screenings. It will be sold as a convenience thing and used in practice to increase productivity and cost savings on health insurance plans. The chips will tattle on us if we go to the bathroom too much at work or eat too many cheeseburgers.

It's not as much CT as it is a basic rule of thumb : if it's a policy change that can save your employer money at your expense, it approaches inevitability.
 
Gonzo Rodeo said:
We don't fear technology.

We fear people. People have done completely horrendous things with technology in the past. And these people have had some sort of civil/govermental/legal power over others when they did it, which is one of the reasons why I advocate Libertarianism in the first place.

Just imagine, for a second, that it was RFID implants intend of yellow stars of David. That thought should make even the most optimistic, hopeful person at least go, "hmmmm", for a second.
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People have also done wonderful things with technology. Paranoia does no one any good.
 
Redress;1067446126[B said:
]People have also done wonderful things with technology.
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[/B] Paranoia does no one any good.
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Like the bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki,eh?

There's a big difference between a bomb and a power plant but both of them can kill lots of people.
 
shrubnose said:
Like the bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki,eh?

There's a big difference between a bomb and a power plant but both of them can kill lots of people.
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Combining a straw man and a non sequitur in one short post. Well done! Please get back with me if you ever figure out how to address what I actually said.
 
Redress said:
Combining a straw man and a non sequitur in one short post. Well done! Please get back with me if you ever figure out how to address what I actually said.
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What are you talking about, your argument that he responded to was itself a non sequitur and a straw man.
 
Redress said:
Are you aware that the word "offer" is not the same as "require"? They are offering it.

And why do libertarians and conservatives so fear technology?
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Redress said:
People have also done wonderful things with technology. Paranoia does no one any good.
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Go read The Circle and see how you feel about how people will use the technology
 
truthatallcost said:
I posted this in CT because I thought it'd get more interest here. Why does a company involved in selling potato chips and bagged peanuts need to microchip their employees? We're living in bizarre times.

Of course the company reps have said there'll be no GPS monitoring of employees, but nearly every technological breakthrough is exploited for tracking purposes. Just ask Edward Snowden.

You phone is tracking you. Your apps have permission to record you. And now some companies want to microchip you. Where is this coming from? CIA? NSA?
What's your opinion.
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NO WAY! It's scary as hell to think this would become the norm. "There's no GPS tracking at all" Yeah...not yet.
 
Redress said:
Are you aware that the word "offer" is not the same as "require"? They are offering it.

And why do libertarians and conservatives so fear technology?
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I'm not normally aligned with libertarians on anything, but I'm also giving a big "Hell no" to this. An implant? How do you get it out if you change jobs? How do you know exactly what's on there? Nah, that's too invasive by far, even for a dirty leftist like me... ;)
 
Helix said:
It's probably a matter of time until our jobs require this just like piss tests, physicals, and mandatory background screenings. It will be sold as a convenience thing and used in practice to increase productivity and cost savings on health insurance plans. The chips will tattle on us if we go to the bathroom too much at work or eat too many cheeseburgers.

It's not as much CT as it is a basic rule of thumb : if it's a policy change that can save your employer money at your expense, it approaches inevitability.
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Only if you guys let it....
 
Redress said:
Are you aware that the word "offer" is not the same as "require"? They are offering it.

And why do libertarians and conservatives so fear technology?
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I am sure today its offer,then it will be offer in exchange for promotions and later it becomes required for all job positions. Sure a lot of us say there is no way in hell we will let ourselves be chipped.But there will be enough people who do that it does end up becoming mandatory not for that job but many others just like drug tests. **** like this should be nipped in the bud before more companies start doing this.
 
jamesrage said:
I am sure today its offer,then it will be offer in exchange for promotions and later it becomes required for all job positions. Sure a lot of us say there is no way in hell we will let ourselves be chipped.But there will be enough people who do that it does end up becoming mandatory not for that job but many others just like drug tests. **** like this should be nipped in the bud before more companies start doing this.
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That's ridiculous. No company is going to offer you a promotion in exchange for getting a microchip. It will totally freak out the employee and they will lose a good worker. Companies realize that there is a paranoia surrounding microchips. That's why they are an offer and likely always will be. These microchip stories have been circulating for a good 20-30 years and nothing has ever come of them. Everyone's fears on this thread are totally unwarranted.
 
Redress said:
Are you aware that the word "offer" is not the same as "require"? They are offering it.

And why do libertarians and conservatives so fear technology?
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Gimme a break Red. You're a complete cynic, yet you trust microchips being placed under your skin, that can monitor and track you? Why?
 
holbritter said:
NO WAY! It's scary as hell to think this would become the norm. "There's no GPS tracking at all" Yeah...not yet.
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My thoughts exactly. We can't trust companies to do the right thing with microchips. I would bet money that it's only a matter of time before we find out that someone, either in business or government is misusing the information on those microchips. Either to sell to advertisers, or for NSA data collection.
 
truthatallcost said:
Gimme a break Red. You're a complete cynic, yet you trust microchips being placed under your skin, that can monitor and track you? Why?
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They can only track you in area's with devices set up to send and receive the signal the chip requires

My bank card and credit card have RFID chips and to be read need to be right next to a sensor. The microchips are not going to be powered and can not send a signal very far so tracking outside of work is nearly impossible. Of course at this time with that tech
 
Lord Tammerlain said:
They can only track you in area's with devices set up to send and receive the signal the chip requires
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They said themselves that microchips are the wave of the future. Which means that there could be microchip receivers all over the place in 5-10 years. You want to turn yourself into an Apple Smartwatch? Those carry tiny chips too, and are trackable.

My bank card and credit card have RFID chips and to be read need to be right next to a sensor.
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Will that prevent theft? Counterfeiting? No.

The microchips are not going to be powered and can not send a signal very far so tracking outside of work is nearly impossible. Of course at this time with that tech
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"You have no expectation of privacy."

- Tim Schmidt, CEO of Google.

I'm sure he'd love to microchip you.
 
ModerateGOP said:
That's ridiculous. No company is going to offer you a promotion in exchange for getting a microchip. It will totally freak out the employee and they will lose a good worker. Companies realize that there is a paranoia surrounding microchips. That's why they are an offer and likely always will be. These microchip stories have been circulating for a good 20-30 years and nothing has ever come of them. Everyone's fears on this thread are totally unwarranted.
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I am sure pro-drug test people said something similar to what you said and now drug tests or being subjected to drug tests in exchange for employment are now the norm.They probably lied about people being paranoid just like you are now.
 
Redress said:
People have also done wonderful things with technology. Paranoia does no one any good.
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It is a slippery slope, and I don't trust that our leaders will always be trustworthy and of good intention. Chipping people is semi-permanent, provides persistent tracking that cannot be turned off, and is one more step on the path to a fully electronic economy (which I also fear for a number of reasons).

Wearing a sear belt is not paranoia, because the danger for the harm they provent exists. Similarly, having misgivings about technology like this is not nessarily paranoid.
 
OlNate said:
Only if you guys let it....
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Will you be refusing piss tests and consumer history checks at your next job? If so, how does that work?

I live in a state in which my employer has all of the rights, and I have almost no power to negotiate terms. If I want to pay my bills, I have to jump through their hoops. It's not much of a stretch to envision them deciding that network access is moving from badges to chips. Probably the only thing stopping them from doing it now is upgrade costs.
 
jamesrage said:
I am sure pro-drug test people said something similar to what you said and now drug tests or being subjected to drug tests in exchange for employment are now the norm.They probably lied about people being paranoid just like you are now.
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Drug testing is not a bad thing...
 
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