From: sdw@meaddata.com (Stephen Williams)
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 94 11:01:23 PST
To: flesh@wps.com (Flesh)
Subject: Re: (forward message on privacy)
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> Subject: Re: (forward message on privacy) (fwd)
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> Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 18:49:15 -0800 (PST)
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> > Today I ran into a situation that made me completely nausiated and feel like
> > my privacy had been completely invaded... It involves a chip which is 
> > implanted in animals and used for identification... 


My first worry was whether it could be read at a distance, like
doorway radar scanners in the Mall.  That would impose a privacy
problem on the human possibly accompanying the animal.

If not (apparantly that's the case now), then I don't have a problem
with it.  Also, you could always remove it if needed.

sdw
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