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Why didn't they suggested to chip her, you know like some modern sheep farmers do. The APP dystopia is APPalling.

I believe you're being humorous, but this has come up in the past. One employer in Wisconsin did it to 100 employees (https://trainingindustry.com/articles/learning-technologies/...), though they did not make it a condition of continued employment. Some states have made it illegal.

The explosion of smartphone technology has made chipping an infeasibly expensive solution in comparison; it hasn't dampened employer desire to do things like this.

> Microchips can also reduce health care costs for employers by tracking factors such as sleep duration, blood pressure and activity levels. With this information, microchips can make recommendations on how employees can improve their health, says Dan Lohrmann, chief security officer and chief strategist for Security Mentor, Inc., and author of “Virtual Integrity: Faithfully Navigating the Brave New Web.”

What a load of horseshit. How does an implanted RFID tag provide anything but an employee badge that you can't lose?

It doesn't. The authors don't seem to know the difference between an RFID tag and a microchip.

Why not strap an employee monitoring device to her ankle? :)

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