'Ministers
are planning to implant "machine-readable" microchips under the skin of
thousands of offenders as part of an expansion of the electronic
tagging scheme that would create more space in British jails. Amid
concerns about the security of existing tagging systems and prison
overcrowding, the Ministry of Justice is investigating the use of
satellite and radio-wave technology to monitor criminals.
But, instead of being contained in bracelets worn around the ankle,
the tiny chips would be surgically inserted under the skin of offenders
in the community, to help enforce home curfews. The radio frequency
identification (RFID) tags, as long as two grains of rice, are able to
carry scanable personal information about individuals, including their
identities, address and offending record.'
Problem-reaction-solution.
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