>I heard about that on the news. I think there was another company
> recently that was going to try and require it too. If they're smart,
> the employees would nip that in the bud quick!
>
> "It's a passive chip. It emits no signal whatsoever,"
> Darks said."
> -There's a big problem with that, if they are actually passive, they
> still reflect other fields.
>
> If any of you have gotten clothes with chips imbedded in them, you
> might notice it. I was going to mention this recently anyhow. I
> bought some Fruit of the Loom underwear (I think it was that brand).
>
> Now I've read about others having trouble with this before, but 1st
> hand now. No label, so you can't cut it off, but they were in there.
> Washing doesn't disable, and I don't have a microwave to try frying
> them in, as I've heard works, although not entirely safe to do.
>
> I ended up throwing all from that package out, because I was so
> bothered by whatever they were emitting or picking up all the time,
> just holding, not even wearing. I've heard this happen with T-shirts
> people have worn.
>
> I tried doing a search to see what brands clothing they are in, more
> expensive usually, but I must not be putting the right words in the
> search engine to find a list.
>
> I did recently read that they can be disabled with a cell phone, but
> you need the know how, to find the right number code for it to work.
> Don't have a cell phone anyway.
>
> Heard you try it in a ???brain lock?? the sterilizing cans some Drs.
> have in their offices, or hospital.
>
> There was a big talk about rfids on the radio a couple days ago.
> Interviewed a kid and his girlfriend that got implants for fun. Now
> that he knows more about them, may have it removed, but it is
> intentionally going to be marketed to make them "cool" to have. I
> guess some in the jet set crowd do them already too. The military
> already gets their behinds chipped for tracking, but will be getting
> more, and required by 2013 I think was the year they projected, and
> hope to have the majority of the populous done too. :s
>
> ~ Snoshoe
>