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RFID Tracking Devices To Be Mandatory In U.S. Food Stamp Program

Monday, November 26, 2012 6:09
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In a little while, the above scene in Revelation 13 will become a global reality. People can no longer buy or sell without the mark of the beast. And sometimes that would mean no longer being able to eat!

The USDA is now considering biometric identification for all individuals who will want to benefit from their Food and Nutrition Services. The RFID chip may just soon be a must for everyone who does not want to starve!

The following is an excerpt of the executive summary of the FINAL REPORT of the Use of Biometric Identification Technology to Reduce Fraud in the Food Stamp Program:

Biometric identification technology provides automated methods to identify a person based on physical characteristics—such as fingerprints, hand shape, and characteristics of the eyes and face—as well as behavioral characteristics—including signatures and voice patterns.

Although used in law enforcement and defense for several years, it has recently been used in civilian applications and shows some promise to reduce the number of duplicate cases in theFood Stamp Program (FSP) and other assistance programs .

 

Already operational in some states

Biometric identification systems are currently operational at some level in Arizona, California (under county initiative, first by Los Angeles County), Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Texas. Finger imaging is the principal form of technology used in all eight States, though alternative technologies have simultaneously undergone trials in Massachusetts (facial recognition) and Illinois (retinal scanning). By the end of 2000, new systems are expected to be in place in California (statewide unified system), Delaware, and North Carolina. Other States are currently in the initial planning stages, including Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. However, there is little information available at this point regarding the specific course and trajectory these States will follow in terms of system types, implementation schedules, and the benefit programs in which they will implement the new requirement.

The States planned for implementation of their biometric identification systems in response to a wide variety of factors and considerations idiosyncratic to each State environment. Some States reported that their respective legislative mandates, which prescribed specific dates by which biometric systems were required to be in place, allowed insufficient time for development and planning. The States developed and followed implementation schedules in accordance with internal priorities and considerations. The States uniformly described their implementation processes as largely uneventful, though they encountered a variety of minor implementation issues, most of which were associated with the logistical difficulties of mobilizing and managing such a complex initiative.

Preparing staff for the implementation of the biometric systems, both philosophically and operationally, took different forms, priorities, and levels of effort in the States. At implementation, advance notification to clients and/or the general public about new biometric client identification procedures was considered important by all State representatives. The objective of providing advance notification was to inform and prepare clients for the additional application or recertification step (i.e., to explain the requirement and who is required to submit, and to address client concerns), as well as to accelerate enrollment of the existing caseload. All States prepared informational mailings to clients advising them of the new requirement. Some States reported developing additional outreach media including multilingual (English and Spanish) videos, posters, and brochures for viewing and distribution in the local office. Most of the States also identified various outlets in the community through which they informed the general public in advance about the implementation of biometric client identification procedures.

Read more here: http://www.pakalertpress.com/2012/11/26/use-of-rfid-tracking-technology-to-be-mandatory-in-us-food-stamp-program-2/

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  • Over my dead body will they implant anything in my body.

    • Anonymous

      They are going to implant a chip on the tip of your nose.

      • I already have a chip on my shoulder, I was born with it.

  • BTW, if they ever try to imbed people with chips like that, I think there really will be a civil war in the U.S.

  • Is Your Money Being Tracked? RFID in Euro and Dollars!

    http://www.ssrichardmontgomery.com/rfidmoney.htm

    • Being food is now so expensive its getting cheaper to eat the money(great roughage), just warm it up in the microwave!

      • Why don’t they hold a gun to their head’s and get it over with…oh, I guess that’s already in the works.

  • I hope every Dumb ass that voted for obama will be the first to have it implanted after all 95% of them are on welfare sure it will be OK with them the rest of us will fight to the Death before this is done to Us…………………

    • Excuse me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I voted for Obama and I am NOT on Welfare. You are dead wrong.

      • James Smith

        If you knew obama was a usurper when you voted for him it proves 100% you’re a criminal Treasonous Traitor and subject to arrest.

  • Oh hell no!!! I’d die first!! No joke…

  • Well get in line for the first chip to test it out then…You be the test subject to see if they don’t leek acid or some sorts …etc…Do it for all those children you so willingly want chipped… :razz:

  • “By the end of 2000, new systems are expected to be in place in California (statewide unified system), Delaware, and North Carolina.”

    This article is over 12 years old! How can this site use the name Before Its News, when this story is 12 years old. What’s next in the Before It’s News Headlines…”Titanic Sinks; Great Loss of Life?”

    Sometimes this site is so GREAT and really does report things before everyone else, but this is 12 years old and worse yet, it has still not happened yet. No one has been forced to receive an RFID chip since this story ran 12 years ago. So, the fear mongering regarding this issue has beeen going on for 12 years. Perhaps the contributors should find some actual cases of forced RFID implanting before they post it on Before It’s News.

  • The RFID chip is NOT the Mark of the Beast.

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