President Trump called it wiretapping when he discovered the Obama administration had given permission to characters like Susan Rice to electronically spy on his campaign team. His use of the word ‘wiretapping’ may have been antiquated, but he was essentially correct.
Shortly after he made that accusation, WikiLeaks released the Vault 7 document which listed all of the many widespread, advanced, and strange ways that U.S. intelligence agencies can spy on Americans. It also confirmed our suspicions that we have all had our privacy violated through our televisions, appliances, computers, cellular phones, and even the basic electrical systems of our homes via so called Smart Meters. Hidden cameras and microphones have been found in cable boxes, video games consoles, and even washers and dryers.
President Obama told us that the information the NSA was sweeping up was only meta data. We later learned that he wasn’t precisely lying, but that so called meta data could be used to discover precise identifying information about a person and that under the drone war program civilians were being killed over meta data.
Today, the majority of Americans seem to accept the perpetual ramping up of the surveillance apparatus around our communities, in our homes, and in our pockets. One of the most recent developments has been placing “smart chips” inside our ATM and credit cards. These have been around for a long time. Military personnel had them in their government IDs for at least 20 years. They are being used to transmit purchase information. But to whom? Surely the credit card company, the bank, and the merchant were getting this information already. But the smart chip does more than log and send data. It is an RFID device that can be used to track your location remotely.
With so much power to track us already well established, could spy tech be even more deeply embedded in your everyday life? The answer is yes. At present, it is still possible to switch devices off, leave a cell phone at home, and walk into the woods or onto the beach and become essentially untraceable—at least temporarily. Government and corporate entities are actively looking to fill the tracking gap.
At present, at least one U.S. company and one Swedish company have offered their employees the option of receiving RFID microchip implants that would be able to identify and track them both at work and during their off duty hours.
At a Wisconsin tech firm, 41 employees have voluntarily agreed to have the implant at an event the company called a “chip party.” The Swedish company, Epicenter, rewards employees who take the chip with a special celebration. Fans of the technology enjoy their new ability to wirelessly access computer devices, unlock specially equipped doors, and clock in and out of work simply by entering and exiting the building.
The device itself is only about the size of a small grain of rice. It can be inserted into the back of the forearm or into the subcutaneous fat between the thumb and forefinger. It has no moving parts, is encased in a hard glass-like polymer and has no ill effects on the body directly. What it does do, however, is encourage those who have the implant to spend more time close to wireless devices which have been linked to increased rates of cancer, infertility, and bone loss.
Dr. Aleksandr Volchek, a microchipping enthusiast, has six chips implanted in his body that help him to make purchases, unlock doors and interact with personal and office devices with a “wave of his hand,” according to a Russian newspaper.
You may consider the RFID chips that are being placed inside our credit and ATM cards as a kind of dry run for this technology. The device itself doesn’t know whether it is in your credit card or in your hand- literally- and in terms of the functional test data, the two devices are virtually identical. That means the next step is under your skin.
It’s a frightening prospect for anyone who doesn’t want to be tracked, who doesn’t like the idea of having a mechanical pill inside their body, and anyone who still appreciates the freedom that comes with having cash.
This is the next step toward a cashless society. Many large merchants already refuse to do business with people who want to pay in cash, and in the near future, this would mean that your money and location data will be directly accessible to anyone with access to your RFID chip data.
~ American Liberty Report
