2008 Woodie Awards
New security measures are too invasive
Jessie Thurlow
Issue date: 2/8/05 Section: Forum
The chip actually works by being attached to an antenna which transmits a signal to either a handheld or stationary reader. Then the reader converts the radio waves from the chip into a code that links information into a computer database, which is then read by border control agents. The simulation of this program will begin this spring, and is expected to last until spring of 2006. The first place it is to be tested is Nogales, Arizona.
This form of technology has been in use for some time. Most of us are familiar with the chip implanted in pets in case they are ever lost. It is also used in other forms for toll collections, equipment tracking and the like.
However, one cannot overlook how our government is infringing our rights. It may not be us, but it is still affecting the privacy of the people in the world we live in. America is not the only country that makes up this world, nor is it the best. How can we take away other people?s alienable rights? The world cannot bow down to the United States. It?s not fair, nor should it be tolerated.
If you don?t want to make a difference because you think you may not be affected by this, think about your family. Is there anyone currently living abroad? Grandparents, uncles, aunts, brothers, or sisters? Or friends?
Many people will be discouraged to come here because of this. As Jay Stanley, spokesperson for the American Civil Liberties Union states, "It permits automatic invisible ID checks by the government" and that is not something I will be proud of as an American.
Jessie Thurlow is a senior majoring in literature.
This form of technology has been in use for some time. Most of us are familiar with the chip implanted in pets in case they are ever lost. It is also used in other forms for toll collections, equipment tracking and the like.
However, one cannot overlook how our government is infringing our rights. It may not be us, but it is still affecting the privacy of the people in the world we live in. America is not the only country that makes up this world, nor is it the best. How can we take away other people?s alienable rights? The world cannot bow down to the United States. It?s not fair, nor should it be tolerated.
If you don?t want to make a difference because you think you may not be affected by this, think about your family. Is there anyone currently living abroad? Grandparents, uncles, aunts, brothers, or sisters? Or friends?
Many people will be discouraged to come here because of this. As Jay Stanley, spokesperson for the American Civil Liberties Union states, "It permits automatic invisible ID checks by the government" and that is not something I will be proud of as an American.
Jessie Thurlow is a senior majoring in literature.
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