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NBC's 2007 Predictions for Advanced ID Tech in 2017
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This news clip from 2007 talks about advances in identification technology that change the way people pay for goods and access spaces. The clip goes on to talk about possible advances in technology that by 2017 could include the insertion of a microchip in every person that gives id and health information.
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This is propaganda because
While the news report does talk about the current and predicted uses of this technology and compares it to what we see in Hollywood movies, it does not explore the social or commercial nuances in the applications of these technologies. This simplified report on a complicated topic could make people overly afraid or naively excited about the potential in tech advances.
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