The end of the internet? Perhaps, as there are very serious goings on
by several major US companies that want to charge Americans for the
use of the internet as we know it, starting with Internet 2. As this
basically amounts to the total surveillance of the internet may we
suggest you read this article written last February at: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060213/chester
Worse there are numerous public services and functions of society are
that are becoming increasingly accessible only through providing some
form of biometric identification.
Credit passes for travel, ATM terminals and access to theme parks like
Disneyland are just a few of the many services that are used by
millions of Americans and are shifting towards mandatory biometric
gate keeping.
The UK is already using such passes on the London tube aka underground
or subway. The Oyster card is a contact less smartcard, with a proximity
range of about 10 cm. The scheme is operated by TranSys, and is based
on Philips' MIFARE Standard 1k chips, provided by G&D and
SchlumbergerSema.
Details of the holders of the Oyster are keep on databases and
are being used by the authorities to track "persons of interest."
Furthermore, Pay By Touch Online and other companies have already
developed and launched keyboard biometric finger scanning terminals
that require users to submit their biometric print before they can
access the Internet or buy online.
Our sources also inform us that within a couple of years or so at
most, all ATM terminals in Amerika will require a person to place
their fingerprint on a biometric recording device of sorts for "permanent" storage... forever. One will be forced to present their
thumbprint or (?) before being "allowed" the privilege of withdrawing
their own cash!
Such devices may very well be like the type mentioned at:
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