Re: A glance at the future of missing child identification

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In article <9508202052.AA23832@elysion.iaks.ira.uka.de>,
danisch@ira.uka.de (Hadmut Danisch) wrote:

>These transponders are already used for many year. They inject
>them in pigs and cows to identify them. And some car manufacturers
>put the into the ignition keys as theft protections.

Sure, the technology is nothing new. Still, it deserves our attention.

>
>Technology is not new. Perhaps it is already used for criminals?
>Somewhere I heard that in America criminals are sentenced to stay
>at home because the jails are overfilled. A sender is attached to 
>their leg and the police is informed if he leaves his home.

Yes, this is being done. The programs are expected to be extended, because
housing an inmate is expensive.

>But it might be difficult to hide them on x-ray images...

No need to hide them if they are implated voluntary with the first polio
shot or required for ex-cons.

BTW, is there a futures market that allows you to bet real money?

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Lucky Green writes
>BTW, is there a futures market that allows you to bet real money?

If you mean something like Idea Futures, but with real money, I haven't
seen one.  I *have* seen "Iowa Electronic Markets", run by U Iowa, which
has real-money futures on certain political campaigns (Presidential,
Republican Convention, and Powell Nomination).

See <URL:http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/iem/index.html>.

I e-mailed the person responsible asking about the legalities of doing
such a thing, as true gambling on presidential elections isn't legal.
She indicated that they had a letter from the appropriate governmental
agency which promised to take no action as long as they adhered to
certain limits (a maximum on purchases being the most significant).

Apparently they've already had requests to make some fairly *large*
($500,000 or more) investments.