The announcement by a U.S. company and other global businesses that employees can voluntarily have a microchip inserted into their finger for quicker access to company property has led a state representative to issue a memorandum declaring her intention to make it illegal for a company to insert a microchip into someone without their authorization.
On Aug. 14, state Rep. Kathy Rapp, R-Warren, issued a memo stating that news reports of employees being implanted with radio frequency identification microchips “is alarming to say the least” and volunteering to receive an RFID chip “is the beginning of a very slippery slope.”
