Monday, July 18, 2005
"Big Brother" Enters the Recycling Business
Shades of Orwell's "1984"!
It was just a matter of time before birth-to-death tracking of consumable and recyclable items became a reality. Whether or not you believe this is a great step forward or another governmental invasion of your privacy, our masters are going to have the ability (the desire is already there) to track a product from the manufacturing plant through its commercial lifespan, until the point it is ready to be disposed of.
The point of all this? Why, to assure those guardians of our health and safety that all those nasty energy-sucking, lifestyle-improving products you've had the audacity to use are properly disposed of, re:sent to a government-approved disposal facility which will undoubtedly end up CHARGING YOU to give them your scrap, from which which they will, of course, make a nice profit.
This is ALL with the best of intentions, of course, just like everything else government does for (to) us - our lakes and streams will sparkle, our air will be crystal-clear, our drinking water pure, and some petty bureaucrats will have access to information about you, your family, and about your lifestyle which you might not want them to have. It's just a matter of time before they tie this into protecting us from 'terrorism', as well.
The problem, as I see it, is that this is simply just the tip of the iceberg - as RFID technology becomes more efficient and refined (read:more invasive, to the point where any government agency can literally drive down your street and scan the items - your personal property - in your home and other buildings) prepare to see this technology spread to almost every type of property you own and enjoy. Things like guns, magazines, tapes and videos, cash you might have on hand (this one's already here, in the US), and so forth.
My prediction? You're going to see an underground industry develop in information regarding how to identify,locate, remove, incapacitate, and otherwise defeat the government's efforts to track every damn thing they want to know about us.
PandCT - Spot Light
It was just a matter of time before birth-to-death tracking of consumable and recyclable items became a reality. Whether or not you believe this is a great step forward or another governmental invasion of your privacy, our masters are going to have the ability (the desire is already there) to track a product from the manufacturing plant through its commercial lifespan, until the point it is ready to be disposed of.
The point of all this? Why, to assure those guardians of our health and safety that all those nasty energy-sucking, lifestyle-improving products you've had the audacity to use are properly disposed of, re:sent to a government-approved disposal facility which will undoubtedly end up CHARGING YOU to give them your scrap, from which which they will, of course, make a nice profit.
This is ALL with the best of intentions, of course, just like everything else government does for (to) us - our lakes and streams will sparkle, our air will be crystal-clear, our drinking water pure, and some petty bureaucrats will have access to information about you, your family, and about your lifestyle which you might not want them to have. It's just a matter of time before they tie this into protecting us from 'terrorism', as well.
The problem, as I see it, is that this is simply just the tip of the iceberg - as RFID technology becomes more efficient and refined (read:more invasive, to the point where any government agency can literally drive down your street and scan the items - your personal property - in your home and other buildings) prepare to see this technology spread to almost every type of property you own and enjoy. Things like guns, magazines, tapes and videos, cash you might have on hand (this one's already here, in the US), and so forth.
My prediction? You're going to see an underground industry develop in information regarding how to identify,locate, remove, incapacitate, and otherwise defeat the government's efforts to track every damn thing they want to know about us.
PandCT - Spot Light
