cant soldiers get transmitting devices in their boots?
that way if they get abducted they are easier to find.

like the miners? umm. the basic problem would be the size of the transmitter,
its easy to detect such devices. and if the transmission would be passive. the
enemy would gain knowlage of the troops locations in the battlefield,
leading in devastating losses.

furthermore, every prisoner of war or abducted military personell in "other
circumstantces" will be searched trough.. and any transmitting device
is found without much trouble.

otherwise good idea.

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I think you covered exactly why it will not happen in our lifetimes Torps..

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Could we implant transponders? Ones that the "t's" can't find?

I'd like to know why we can't.

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Individual Privacy issues.

Issues concerning possible negative health effects of long-term use.

It would have to frequency-hop or transmit a frequency not easily accessible.

Each would have to transmit a distinctive ID, like RFID, only much more powerful.

IMO these issues would make it bulky, expensive, and controversial.

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i would like to microchip my kids. think about it. if you see a lost kid, you scan him and find all there info and take them home. and if you think a kid has been kidnapped, you can scan him and see. most of the time there to scared to say anthing but a chip would tell ya all you need to know

easier with somekind of bracelet or shoe gps transmitter or something like that. yep.
in that scenario it works. and if im not mistaken its been done already.

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yes, but braclet and shoes can be taken off. im talking about a microchip implanted into the skin. like we do dogs and cats for when there lost.

well that. and when the child grows old it is removed? or would it lead to first generation
of people with 24/7 govermental survilance after "George the second", passes
über security security act for the "better of the people which doesn't know whats best for them".
then (with the advanced microchips) we could truely criminalize butt scratching, nose picking and all that nasty stuff nobody likes.


every body implant has certain problems.
here in finland i see 7 year olds with a cellphone. of course they can lost that too.

bar code in their foreheads? hmm... might work.

you see. if child carries a micro chip, it certainly helps the kidnappers to scan the
rich kid from the bunch... and even rip out the microchip afterwards hurting the kid in the progress...thus it might be a short time solution but not permanent.

in the end its always the adults responsibility to be aware of their children.

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when my children grow up they can have it removed. once they are old enough to go to jail, i'm not that worried about them being kidnapped. and im not talking about the microchip being a tracking device. just a chip that can be scanned and tell the kids emergency contact info so they can go home.