  hide cookie message  US state bans forced RFID chipping
Paranoia or pre-emptive strike?  Article comments  North Dakota
has become the second state in the US to ban the forced
implanting of radio frequency identification (RFID) chips in
people.  The two-sentence bill, passed by the state legislature,
was signed into law by Governor John Hoeven last Week.
Essentially, it forbids anyone from compelling someone else to
have an RFID chip injected into their skin. The state follows in
the steps of Wisconsin, which passed similar legislation last
year.  "We need to strike a balance as we continue to develop
this technology between what it can do and our civil liberties,
our right to privacy," Hoeven said. He emphasised that the law
does not prohibit voluntary chipping. Military personnel who
want an RFID chip injected so they can be more easily tracked
will still be allowed to get a chip. There are also potential
uses for the technology in corrections or in monitoring animals,
he noted.  Marlin Schneider, the st