[privacy] Wisconsin Bill Would Prohibit Mandatory Microchip Implants

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Hurrah for Wisconsin!

Thanks to a post over on /. which pointed out this article.

Via The Duluth News Tribune (AP).

[snip]

Former Gov. Tommy Thompson was one of the first high-profile supporters of tiny microchips implanted in people's arms 
that would allow doctors to access medical information.

Now the state he used to lead is poised to become the first to ban governments and private businesses from forcing such 
implants on employees, privacy advocates say.

A proposal moving through the state Legislature would prohibit anyone from requiring people to have the tiny chips 
embedded in them or doing so without their knowledge. Violators would face fines of up to $10,000.

The plan authored by Rep. Marlin Schneider, D-Wisconsin Rapids, won approval in the Assembly last month. The state 
Senate on Tuesday is scheduled to consider the measure, which would allow for the implants if the person gives consent.

Gov. Jim Doyle would sign the bill, a spokesman said.

[snip]

More:
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/14418898.htm

- ferg


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