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Charlie_Prime ago

I can't imagine what benefit a pimp would get from putting an RFID chip in his whore.

Those things aren't free, so there must be some benefit.

Amadameus ago

They're not free, but they may as well be. RFID chips like the one in this article are around $2 online.

What this shows is evidence of more sophisticated trafficking operations than the typical ghetto pimp concept.

This stuff is big business and people are waking up to it.

Charlie_Prime ago

I did not know they were so cheap. Thank you.

I still can't imagine why the pimp would need this device.

Amadameus ago

RFIDs can have a detection range of several feet - that would be enough to track doorways for comings and goings or as an alarm for escapes.

Edit - this is done for cattle already on industrial farms, and I recall a guy getting one of those implanted in his hand and pairing it to an electronic gun lock.

Charlie_Prime ago

Hmmm. That would aid in keeping the whores prisoner against their will. I didn't think of that. Thanks.