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Toward a Global "Internet of things"

Time of the internet of free, independent and uncensored opinions is over. To simply switch the entire World Wide Web off is virtually impossible — the bankers and the military would be the first losers. This is why, to end up with the alternative online media, the world elite have long been financing the development of a highly restrictive and fully controlled new internet. The end game is a system similar to China, whereby no websites even mildly critical of the government will be authorized. They say the internet is dead, or dying; it's full of viruses, worms and porn. We will see the future where washing machines, TVs, security systems, cars, traffic lights and other electronically-controlled systems would all be networked, controlled and maintained by a virtual supervisor. In the future, everything of value will be on the network in one form of another. Researchers seeking smarter ways to tackle the most complicated computing tasks think they've found the answer in a cloud computing, which aims to deliver supercomputing power over the Internet. Data centers that house hundreds or thousands of computers to quickly serve sophisticated software to legions of users. The services will be accessible anywhere that has access to networking infrastructure. You wouldn't need hard drives any more, all your data is in the cloud. Cloud computing has been criticized for limiting the freedom of users and making them dependent on the cloud computing provider. It is indeed only possible to use applications or services that the provider is willing to offer. Cloud computing will restrict users' freedom and that it is simply a trap aimed at forcing more people to buy into locked, proprietary systems that would cost them more and more over time. The Cloud spans many borders and "may be the ultimate form of globalization".

"The Spychips Threat"

Tiny RFID (Radio Frequency ID) tags, will enable computers to automatically recognize and identify everyday objects, and then track, trace, monitor, trigger events, and perform actions on those objects. The technology will effectively create an "Internet of things." Imagine a world where everything is on the internet. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is the use of an object (typically referred to as an RFID tag) applied to or incorporated into a product, animal, or person for the purpose of identification and tracking using radio waves. Have you already taken one home with you? RFID will fundamentally impact the industries of manufacturing, retail, transportation, health care, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, and government, offering an unprecedented real-time view of assets and inventories throughout the global supply chain. RFID chips have now been made as small as 0.3 millimeters (about the size of a pencil tip). Are you worried whether your child is in school or not ? Now, RFID technology will tell you the whereabouts of your child inside a school. UK has just undertaken a pilot project, in which school children are tagged with RFID chips. We are all familiar with biometric passports and ID chip cards. The next step would be implants under your skin. Data on radio chips can be cloned and modified without detection, according to a security researcher, raising question marks over the use of so-called e-passports that use RFID chips. All countries issuing e-passports are supposed to upload their digital certificate to the Public Key Directory (PKD). There has been an established link between the anti-RFID movement and fundamentalist Christians for quite a while now. This plan should raise a red flag for everyone familiar with the last book of the Bible... RFID has an important role in a ubiquitous spy network that is capable of serving powerful government officials, hostile regimes, criminals, pharmaceutical companies, insurance providers, and employers. The RFID industry is planning for humans to receive subdermal microchips, and for personally-identifiable chips to be embedded in everything we interact with. Potential for privacy loss is enormous, its implications are profound, and it will affect everyone. If this all sounds hyped and sensationalized, I recommend reading the patent applications for yourself, and statements from industry executives that celebrate future Draconian applications of RFID to provide authorities with methods to "abolish crime". Bad idea for governments to have such complete power--especially in countries that are already theocracies.