Technology
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The Technology Behind the
National Animal Identification System
By Judith McGeary -
August 2006
- The government's proposed National Animal Identification System
("NAIS") poses numerous problems: massive government intrusion into
our lives, unnecessary and burdensome costs, the lack of a real need
for such a program, and the fact that tracking does not solve disease
issues. Looking more closely just at the last issue, the USDA's
disease control claims rely on the assumption that nationwide tracking
is even possible. In truth, the technology is flawed in many ways,
ranging from problems with the microchips to problems with the
databases.
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