This week’s question concerns the forcible implantation of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in people. In 2006, Cincinnati- based surveillance company CityWatcher.com required its employees to be implanted with the tags. The Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, which develops policies for the American Medical Association, found that there is no guarantee that the information contained in the tags can be properly protected. The Council also found that RFID tags might travel under the skin, making them hard to remove at a later time. California has recently joined Wisconsin and North Dakota in passing legislation that prohibits employers and others from forcing anyone to have an RFID device implanted under their skin. What do you think? Should people ever be forced to have RFID tags implanted?
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