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February 01, 2006
Testament: Do we really want to be tagged?
I've been thinking about this a lot after seeing our Monday class guest presenting at Dorkbot last month. I have very mixed feelings about this hype, which I will save for Monday. In the meanwhile you might want to check Rushkoff's new comic book called Testament. He has his own perspective on this RFID issue where in the not so far future all citizens will be tagged and the rebels will actually be the ones pulling the RFIDs out of their wrists.
The comic book's narrative is playing back-and-forth between the near-futuristic plot and biblical stories. In the first issue one of the main characters, one of the scientists behind the RFID tags technology is fighting the dilemma of having to tag his son with an RFID. The plot is refering to the story of the 'Aqedah' - god's test of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his only child.
check out a PDF sample, especially the last page.
Posted by mushon at February 1, 2006 11:39 PM