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WA legislators vote to prohibit microchipping of workers (www.seattletimes.com)

submitted 3 days ago by chgxvjh@hexbear.net to c/technology@hexbear.net

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[–] supafuzz@hexbear.net 24 points 3 days ago (3 children)

is... is this something companies wanted to do?

[–] ThermonuclearHoxha@hexbear.net 20 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

If Gov. Bob Ferguson signs the legislation, Washington would become the 14th state to preemptively ban the practice. ... “This is a preventive measure, as far as we can tell,” Saldana said Wednesday. “But we do know there are folks choosing to have microchips implanted in other instances. And so, this is just simply protecting employees’ right to protection of their bodies.”

TL;DR: Not yet as far as we know

[–] EstraDoll@hexbear.net 18 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

wtf-am-i-reading The fourteenth state? I mean, I support this thoroughly, but also wtf?

[–] ThermonuclearHoxha@hexbear.net 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

But why are U.S. lawmakers turning their attention to banning this technology, if there is no recorded instance of employers forcing employees to be microchipped in the United States? According to Mississippi State Senator Kevin Blackwell (R), who proposed a state bill to preemptively ban human microchip implants in 2024, although no employers in his state are utilizing this technology, this technology poses a risk to employees’ rights. He said: “Technology today is advancing at a rapid pace and as a legislator we need to be aware of the use and misuse of this [microchip implant] technology.”

Currently 13 U.S. states have passed statutes banning mandatory human microchips: Arkansas, California, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Utah, Wisconsin, Indiana, Alabama, and most recently Mississippi.

Source: https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/media/article/preemptive-bans-human-microchip-implants

[–] Ekranoplane@hexbear.net 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So it's propaganda to make up for all the chat control style shit they've been up to

[–] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

They are all invested in macro-chipping companies.

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago

critical support for the mark of the beast weirdos i guess.

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago

The porks would send all of us to the interminable hell of Buddhism if they got one penny out of it. Hell, they’d probably do it “because I can and the poors are my playthings!”

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

Some Swedes did it to themselves. I did not make that up - https://hexbear.net/comment/6976129.