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Title: ‘Barcode everyone at birth’
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BBC
URL Source: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120522-barcode-everyone-at-birth
Published: May 23, 2012
Author: unattributed
Post Date: 2012-05-23 11:21:40 by A K A Stone
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Views: 819
Comments: 2
Each week a global thinker from the worlds of philosophy, science, psychology or the arts is given a minute to put forward a radical, inspiring or controversial idea – no matter how improbable – that they believe would change the world. This week science fiction writer Elizabeth Moon argues that everyone should be given a barcode at birth. “If I were empress of the Universe I would insist on every individual having a unique ID permanently attached - a barcode if you will; an implanted chip to provide an easy, fast inexpensive way to identify individuals. It would be imprinted on everyone at birth. Point the scanner at someone and there it is. Having such a unique barcode would have many advantages. In war soldiers could easily differentiate legitimate targets in a population from non combatants. This could prevent mistakes in identity, mistakes that result in the deaths of innocent bystanders. Weapons systems would record the code of the use, identifying how fired which shot and leading to more accountability in the field. Anonymity would be impossible as would mistaken identity making it easier to place responsibility accurately, not only in war but also in non-combat situations far from the war.” You can listen to Elizabeth discuss her idea with aerial warfare expert Elizabeth Quintana and war ethics authority David Rodin in more detail on the BBC World Service programme The Forum, where you can also download more 60-second ideas. If you have a 60-second idea or would like to comment on this story, head over to our Facebook page or message us on Twitter.
Poster Comment: I would argue that Elizabeth Moon would much better serve humanity with her head separated from her body. Her brain needs to be stuided to see what is wrong with it. She is surely an enemy.
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No,she's actually pretty normal. You are forgetting that she is British,and the British don't have and have never had a Bill of Rights. Since they have never had a right to privacy,there is no reason to believe they would ever concern themselves with losing what they have never had. Which highlights what is in MY opinion the most serious problem illegal aliens bring to this country. They would vote to set aside the Bill of Rights in a instant in exchange for socialism.
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