You couldn't be more wrong. The mark of the beast will be a tattoo. When you look up the word "mark" as in "Mark of the beast in the bible it will tell you that the word mark is talking about a Mark of Tattoo in our flesh.
Invisible RFID Ink Tattoos For Cattle, People
Somark Innovations announced bio-compatible RFID ink, which can be used to tattoo cattle and laboratory rats and can be read through animal hair. This is a
passive RFID technology that contains no metals; the tattoos themselves can be colored or invisible.
The Somark ID System creates a "bio-compatible ink tattoo with
chipless RFID functionality." The RFID ink tattoo does not require line of sight to be read, as is the case with other RFID devices (making them better than a barcode for some applications).
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RFID cattle ear tags)
RFID ink tattoos also solve the annoying problem of ear tag retention. Conventional RFID ear tags sell for about $2.25; about 60-90% of them eventually fall off. Also, Somark claims that the bio-compatible RFID ink system will improve readability rates as well.
Somark Innovations co-founder Mark Pydynowski noted that the RFID ink is fully biocompatible and was safe for use in
humans. He noted that RFID ink tattoos could be used to track and rescue soldiers. He remarked "It could help identify friends or foes, prevent friendly fire, and help save soldiers' lives." Readers should note that
VeriChip tags for patients are FDA approved and
VeriChip tags have been proposed for immigrants.
I can't tell you how much I appreciate this new technology. I don't know about you, but it's really annoying when your ear tag falls off, and you have to go back to Homeland Security to get another one. Colored RFID tattoos can be done attractively, as well; ear tags are frankly kind of dorky-looking. Even better, now we can all be tagged invisibly, which should take care of all the liberal belly-aching about having a permanent national ID number for everyone. (This paragraph brought to you by the Technovelgy Tinfoil Hat division.)
This technology reminds me of Jack Vance's
spray-on conductive wire; it also makes you think about the other possibilities that having an ink that can be used to create a functioning circuit. You don't need to tattoo it; you could print it onto flexible surfaces, like the
sleeve watch from the 1981 novel
Dream Park.
Maybe now they can get that
Dattoos skin circuit idea off the ground. Story
Invisible RFID Ink Safe For Cattle And People (no word yet on how safe it is for democratic traditions) via
VCTB.