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Posted by Barcodeeveryonea on Thu 24th May 05:16 (modification of post by view diff)
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  1. * ‘Barcode everyone at birth’
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  3. http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120522-barcode-everyone-at-birth
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  5. "Each week a global thinker from the worlds of philosophy, science, psychology or the arts is given a minute to put forward a radical, inspiring or controversial idea – no matter how improbable – that they believe would change the world."
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  7. "This week science fiction writer Elizabeth Moon argues that everyone should be given a barcode at birth.
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  9. “If I were empress of the Universe I would insist on every individual having a unique ID permanently attached - a barcode if you will; an implanted chip to provide an easy, fast inexpensive way to identify individuals.
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  11. It would be imprinted on everyone at birth. Point the scanner at someone and there it is.
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  13. Having such a unique barcode would have many advantages. In war soldiers could easily differentiate legitimate targets in a population from non combatants.
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  15. This could prevent mistakes in identity, mistakes that result in the deaths of innocent bystanders. Weapons systems would record the code of the use, identifying how fired which shot and leading to more accountability in the field.
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  17. Anonymity would be impossible as would mistaken identity making it easier to place responsibility accurately, not only in war but also in non-combat situations far from the war.”
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  19. You can listen to Elizabeth discuss her idea with aerial warfare expert Elizabeth Quintana and war ethics authority David Rodin in more detail on the BBC World Service programme The Forum[1], where you can also download more 60-second ideas.
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  21. If you have a 60-second idea or would like to comment on this story, head over to our Facebook page or message us on Twitter."
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  23. [1] http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p004kln9
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  25. - Related:
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  27. * Memory chip to record memories
  28. http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120209-memory-chip-to-record-memories
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  30. * Sci-fi Writer Elizabeth Moon Believes Everyone Should Be Chipped
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  32. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/05/23/0156226/sci-fi-writer-elizabeth-moon-believes-everyone-should-be-chipped
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  34. "The BBC has an opinion piece from science fiction writer Elizabeth Moon who believes that everyone should be chipped or barcoded at birth. Her reasoning is that it would prevent identification mistakes and even allow soldiers to identify combatants from non-combatants. Her comments came as part of a discussion on future wars hosted by the BBC World Service[2]."
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  36. [2] http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00rrvw8

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