Guest Post by Eric Peters
Something strange happened yesterday. At least, it was strange to me.
Worrisome, to me. Perhaps worrisome to you as well.
The UPS guy showed up at my house to drop off a package. Nothing strange about that. In fact, very familiar as I’ve had probably hundreds of packages dropped off by the UPS guy at my place over the years. Usually, the UPS guy just leaves whatever it is by the door – which by the way is perfectly safe since my place is well off the road and there are no neighbors or anyone else nearby to see the left package and possibly steal it.
Sometimes, the UPS guy knocks on the door for a signature, to establish chain of custody; that I did, in fact receive the package. Nothing strange there, either.
But yesterday, the UPS guy wanted to scan my driver’s license before leaving the package he’d come to deliver. Not just see it.
I found that very strange. I found it more than that.
Here I was, standing at the door of my house, where I live and where it is recorded I live. Who else would open the door to my house to receive a package? Well, yes, it could be another person who lives there or who happens to be there. In which case, it isn’t strange that the UPS guys asks to see my driver’s license, assuming he doesn’t know me by sight (which in this case, he does, as it is often the same UPS guy who drops off packages at my place).
I don’t take umbrage at showing him my driver’s license. Even though I do take umbrage at what is styled a “driver’s license” being demanded for reasons having nothing to do with driving or being “licensed” to do so. Such demands are proof positive that what almost everyone is cajoled under duress into getting – you cannot legally drive without being “licensed” and most people need to drive in order to be able to work and not be housebound – is not primarily about driving or even being “licensed” to do so. Further proof of which is the fact that getting the “license” requires very little in the way of demonstrated competence as a driver, as opposed to an obedient rule-follower.
No, a “license” to drive is in fact an ID card.
And much more than just that. Because much more than an identifying picture of you – along with pertinent particulars such as your name and date of birth and legal address – the things that would establish your identity sufficiently for such purposes as dropping off a package addressed to you – is embedded in the thing.
Look on the back and behold the bar code. It makes you scannable, just like a package of hamburger at the supermarket.
And that is what the UPS guy wanted to do.
This scanning business puts whatever details about me – and about you – that are encoded on the back of your ID card masquerading as a “driver’s license” at the disposal of whomever scans it. And since I have no idea what information about me is encoded in that bar code – it’s certain to be more than just who I am – I was skeeved out about having it scanned by the UPS guy.
After all, who is this guy? I don’t know him – other than as the UPS guy. I don’t especially like the idea of my “data” being scanned by some guy I don’t know, who works for some company over which I have no control. What happens to my “data”? And it’s not really mine, is it, if I am obliged to hand it over to some guy in order to receive the package I want (and paid for, mind). There is a word for that. It is called duress.
As in being under it.
You want the package? Hand over your ID to be scanned.
Isn’t it grand?
Private companies are now scanning us, just like packages of hamburger at the grocery store. All “our” data being mined and collated, for god-only-knows what end-goal purpose. The obvious purpose, of course, being to condition us to being scanned. First in order to receive packages. How long before we’re allowed to enter a store, to shop – as for hamburger?
To shop – to pay for – anything?
If we’re allowed to.
This scanning business will elaborate in just that way. The managerial technocrats behind all this – they are the apparatchiks of the WEF and similar interlocking who-elected-these-people “bodies” determined to exercise control over everybody – intend to use scanning as their ultimate means of controlling everybody. They don’t just want to know it’s you before the UPS guy drops off that package; they want to know everything about you. Whether, for instance, you’ve submitted to all the “vaccinations” they insist you submit to being injected with, as the condition of being allowed to buy a package of hamburger at the supermarket.
To buy anything, ultimately.
For the end goal of all of this is to eliminate “non-scannable” transactions and interactions. That is what Central Bank Digital Currency is all about. And the cattle are being conditioned to it. As by getting them used to being scanned in order to receive a package addressed to them, at their address of record – even when they themselves answer the door and the tool insisting on the scanning (for that is what he is; just like the tools who stood at supermarket entrances handing out Face Diapers were also tools, all of them doing what they were told in order to keep their jobs) knows it is the person who lives there.
Never mind. It’s “policy.” It’s the “rules.”
Well, not for me it isn’t. You can keep your package and I will keep my “data” – as well as my dignity – by not playing along with my own conversion into a scannable commodity, like a pack of hamburger at the supermarket.
The power of No is surprising.
But you have to exercise it to realize it.
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Well didn’t Eric stumble upon an interesting fact. After reading the article I looked at my driver’s license and SOB, it has not only a bar code but also a QR code on it. Both are now covered with a strip of electrical tape.
don’t complain, escape. I did.
sovereignty?
I used a black PERMANENT sharpie. Though that was a CDL, which expired, still have my original good till’25. Passport expired, not to be renewed, same w/ DL, F’em I still have a certified birth cert. And my Mommie taught me my address and phone # so I could go to school! I’m getting too old to play these stupid games of compliance, thank God I don’t have to work any longer.
Gee wiz, I can’t go into a Federal bldg, bummer!
(heavy sarc, for the humor challenged)
Peace, L.
embrace the sarc
Thanks Mach, I’ll be here all week, and next God willing. Don’t forget to tip your waitress!
L.
I would, but I’m married.
Oh you’re paying one way or another…lol!
L.
I’m in for long-haul, she’s my only one.
Best part is, she ain’t no Bobbitt.
old couple in the car behind the Bobbit’s, “did you see the size of the dick on that bug?”
L.
Yeah no need for a secure ID the new scam.I don’t intend on flying anytime soon.
I miss the 1970s lol
Iggy,
do you also miss even odd gas days and 55 mph? I too miss the simplicity of the old days, some things more than others.
L.
Well. I do miss my 74 Plymouth with a V8 4 barrel 440
Ya, I miss my ’48 Buick Roadmaster, only 320CID but straight 8, smooooth! 45 years as a mechanic and never desired a hot rod.
Weird, right? I always preferred antique and classic. Did used to dream of a Gremlin coupe with a sbc midship, ultimate sleeper. Too busy buying tools and raising a family.
L.
Know the feeling. Miss my ’51 H-D. At the time, cash,business, family, you know the way things work. I could care less about sleepers, but I did keep my ’30 Ford A, all OEM, unless you count lamps or plugs, etc.
It just felt better . I feel like I’m living in an open air psych ward lol.
We ALL do!
I think she says Graphene @ 7:06 and talks about what it does.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphene
Were going to need a bigger boat for these conspiracy facts.
If it has an rfid chip, nuke it in the microwave for a few seconds. You can sharpie dot the codes and they will just have to accept what they can read.
A good rare earth magnet is better. If you microwave it it can leave a burn mark or de lamenting mark.
GOOD suggestion, if you have any ancient computers around, OLD hard drives have some INCREDIBLE magnets! Ask me how I know… I started with a butter knife!
L.
I don’t allow anyone to scan my drivers license..it’s key identity info, and can be used to steal your identity…I had a client who had that happen…
Don’t worry Eric. That “lie-sense” is just a temporary ear tag, for right now. Wait (in line, or probably on-line) for the REAL ID embedded in your lily-white ass. Yup, and that will be a pain in the ass, literally.
Yessiree Bob! You didn’t think that the Turd-Brown delivery company was your frien? Didja?
Well, as we all know, ‘stuff’ flows downhill from here, like that has been true your whole life. Right, or am I right?
In the New Perfect World Wide Wimps, there are no cards or licenses, no pesky hard-to-manage paper dollars, ID, credit cards, etc. You don’t even have to carry a wallet! Oh Joy! You can look just like the effeminate boyz and dyke-ish b-atches you see runnin’ ’round with nothing on their person but a “pocket-pirate” and maybe a tat or nose ring or three. The huge bonus is that the ‘wallet’ is virtual, reality-really, really reality! Hell, Zukafuk ain’t got nothin on these guys. They eat Meta-Plats for breakfast.
Sheee-it, son. Turns out that the Whorl Wide Web was and is a fish net.
Now what? I ask myself.
Guess I boiled it down to Cave or Rave.
Cave or Rave
YMMV
Not only UPS. Fedex does it too. So far only with Hazmat items.
UPS will also not ship guns or gun parts unless you’re either an FFL or have a pickup tag for a repair. This is not law, it’s company policy.
If anybody insists on what’s in the package, that barrel I just shipped is high pressure tubing. The trigger was a high speed tool control device. USPS is more convenient these days anyway.
Go Postal!
Oh, wait…
Stakeholder interests.
this was done about 90 years ago in Germany (and before the usuals get their panties in a twist and start ranting all over the place, no, not just to the Jews) so I’m holding my breath waiting ’til it’s suggested that we all get a bar code tattooed or preferably implanted RFID chips (just for our own safety) before The Dodderer mandates it by executive fiat; I’m also increasing my store of 10mm.
lol, The Dodderer.
Its going to take a lot of lead and a lot of blood to address these issues.
This is routine if you buy certain over the counter drugs like Sudafed.
Why do you think they make you remove your eyeglasses when you get your picture at the DMV? Facial recognition.
I once had a 300 lb orangutan at the DMV harassing me that I wasn’t standing straight enough or looking right into the camera .I assume that was for facial recognition too.
That doesn’t mean much when one can wear a surgical mask anywhere they want to go. Glasses and a surgical mask make facial recognition just about useless.
You have to send photos of your DL’s front & rear bar code to apply for Medicare. Only time I’ve done that.
I won’t beg my gov’t for help. Medical or financial. I’ll die of a papercut if that’s what it takes. Betadine. Also funny how quick the author was to comply. One man army fails again. “SHOW US YOUR PAPERS”. Ok ,anything for my Amazon box. NPC.
Dr.Zed, yuppers love me some Betadine. Bought some more just a few dayz ago. But, it doesn’t “sud-up” like it used to. This is more like a wash instead of a scrub. There was another product that I used to see at pharmacies some time ago. It was labeled, Phisohex (sp?) in a medium-green plastic container. Nobody seems to remember that scrub either.
OTOH I was fishing for Stripers (no, not strippers, that was later) and a hook landed square on my middle finger knuckle and sank in. Foolishly, I had not packed any 1st-aid. But, my fishing friend had an ancient box with a few supplies. It contained a bottle of MercuroChrome from the 60’s or 70’s. I dabbed some of that stuff on my finger (after finally removing the hook and hook’s barb from my smarting finger). The next day all I could see was a small entry and exit wounds across the knuckle from the hook. There was no swelling, no pain and within a week there was no evidence of my precious flesh having experienced any trauma at all. ‘Magine that?
Unbelievably I still need to get a suture kit. My mom(My #1 patient) prefers hydrogen peroxide, works well too. If you have an injury/trauma/wound avoid sugar till its healed up. Amazing how inflammatory sugar is.
to participate in society you must affirm your digital identity (except of voting).
when you become outlawed from the digital sandbox your digital identity is excluded from society, person non grata.
for the UPS transaction, is the digital affirmation of your identity necessitated for the receipt of the package or for participation in society?
Get a PO box and have all packages delivered to their street address with your box number as the “apartment” number. Somehow I think that particular delivery driver was scamming for identities to resell..
Better yet, do it w/ a UPS Store. That’s how I retain a Charlotte address for Goggle ratings, despite selling all properties there 2 yrs. ago. $300/yr.
UPS gives you a street address, and I show my box # as “Suite #”.
if I had the money and the time, I’d like to bring a case before SCOTUS (in terms of the 2nd) about the validity of (and need for) an FFL to ship my firearms.
I’m curious as to why nobody has done this to date.
Boron,
same here, though over the issue of foreign aid. WHF are tax cows paying for this shit? How is it in the interest of the people allegedly paying the bill???
Still much easier to whine and bitch with a keyboard.
L.
B5,
Does the Fed. Gov’t hold an FFL?
My local FFL fee is $50, not pocket change.
Just stop buying consumer goods junk.
No. Wise choice.
Bullshit, I’m not being scanned by UPS for a delivery. We’re getting pretty close to the line that shall not be crossed…
A GA state issued hunting or fishing license would suffice. It has the statement “Verified GA Drivers License” on it and there is no barcode. I guess the second choice would be my carry permit but it has a barcode.
My retired military ID would not work as it is the Common Access Card with the barcode and the chip with my biometrics and military history on it. Nothing beats carrying a card with a copy of my finger pints, retina scan, and other biometric identifiers stored on it.
Try living in Illinois, every trip to the range, every gun or ammo purchase you have to ask daddy state for permission by having your FOID scanned and it’s all neatly logged and stored for future reference.
And every gangster has a straw purchased firearm from my state of Indiana .
So… did you get the package after refusing the scan or not?
You can scan it yourself. Just need a PDF-417 scanner. Same information that’s already on the front.
I wonder was it a delivery of ammunition or firearms? Because around here they just throw packages all over the hallway and don’t even knock. I remember when you had to sign for all ups packages 35 45 years ago . What’s even worse is the illiterate bobongos from Amazon you are lucky if the even get the packages to the Right address or apartment. The losses must be astronomical.
It is amazing what people will go along with.. You always have the option to say no. I say no to people all the time, and they are stunned… It is really quite amusing. I rather enjoy it now, especially when it is someone in government…
Just curious, what did you buy? Firearms? Something uber expensive? If you just bought clothes or something I would be very concerned.
Gonna be tough for me. Haven’t had a license since 2004. Guess they can keep the damn package
I recently received a small package shipped via Fed Ex that required my signature on delivery (the package was worth just over 25k). Fed Ex man asked nothing, just handed me the package, no signature, no identification, nothing. I notified the shipper, prior to the next order (worth about 15k). That package was delivered by the same carrier in exactly the same manner. Next one they do that way I’m going to take delivery and make a claim for loss, just to shape them up.
Not just deliveries. In my blue sh*thole state the local Kroger-owned markets moved from people looking at your license to make sure you’re old enough to scanning the QR code on the back to buy beer or other alcohol. The claim by a cashier was because it was someone not doing due diligence once. I doubt it: This is another way of getting us used to scanning for everything.
Also note the g20 meeting’s result of committing to international vaxpasses to restrict travel – medical tyranny much as in WW2-era Germany except far far worse. That plus the license QR codes and the upcoming CBDCs in all western nations (US version is in beta testing as we speak, set to roll out in March or April) spells a social credit system being assembled right in front of us, piece by piece. They can and will use their existing tracking and cancel culture infrastructure to Truckerize you by turning off your money at will for any reason or none. No recourse of course since you can’t travel and have no money to travel with in order to complain at the future version of the DMV that will govern begging for your life back.
Being found wanting, for Badthink, non-use of proper Newspeak, being the wrong color, being a citizen instead of a migrant, being above a certain age, not working long enough each day, not producing your government-defined quota of work results on time or each day, any reason or none, and – poof!- you’re unpersoned.
Or else, you continue to be allowed to participate in society, but your money stops working beyond a limited range from your home, much as was done to Australians in their nightmarish lockdown hellscape in the last three years. Or it bars you from buying more than an ounce of meat or a bottle of beer per week, per month, per year – whatever the neo-abolitionists feeeel is best for you. And the rules can and will be changed moment-to-moment just to stress you out and as factions of deranged and malicious bureaucrats vie for control of the computerized rulebook day-to-day.
Or else, your combined digital ID / vaxpass must be presented to get any kind of sickcare, including emergency care, and if you have not complied with all the injections they feeeel you need, you will be denied care. Much as happened in the last three years to the unvaxx’d in many places. Or they’ll vax you while unconscious or helpless, as they are now doing to patients in Canada, where the fine print on your admission paperwork lets them “bring you up to date” while you’re in surgery and helpless.
Who will own the controls of this monstrosity? You know who they are.
A thousand years of darkness await, the alternative promised sixty years ago. Now we’re here.
Nice, excepting you may have meant “Post WW2-Eastern Germany” for clarity?
Just call me a “Spelling-Soviet Potsdam Occupation Promoter” instead of “spelling-Nazi”.
That’d be great.
Samples of the Gesundheitspass I’ve seen are dated 1938 before the invasion of Poland. Which system are you referring to?
Dr Lexus sez it best:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdPmNM0IF7Y
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This is what we’ve been complaining about ever since Real ID, and the ‘digitization’ of these (formerly paper laminated) licenses. OP did not explicitly say if he told the UPS guy “no”, but that is exactly what we all need to do when faced with this situation. Do not play along.
“DUI dude. Don’t have a license.”
How fuckin’ hard is that?
Seriously. Some people are just too stupid to live.
DWI – Driving Without Identification. During a strike by government workers I physically lost my licence. Unable to get another, I ended up getting 12 failure to provide(surrender) a valid licence tickets, in about a two week period. I took up half the docket for the crown attorney. All were dropped. Why 12 tickets? I’m a rare white guy in my neighbourhood and thats real privilege. Cops here can be dicks, once I had one following me so I pulled into a Circle Crt. I made it about three full circles with the cop hot on my tail. he throws his lights on, pulled over the cop came up and asked why I was driving in circles. I said if my driving in circles doesn’t make sense then why would you follow me in driving in circles. My gf busted out laughing the red-faced cop told me to go on my way.
Let me make this declaration first; I was in fact a UPS delivery driver for roughly 5-6 years. Before I finished my career as a feeder driver (tractor-trailer) for UPS. I have several issues now with my former employer. One of which is the news that will fade away that they are ‘trashing’ any packages containing 80% lowers and 3D printed guns and their parts. I won’t get into some of my disdain because in some of those instances, the policy is due to employees filing federal lawsuits and UPS simply pays these people off and they sign an NDA and you never hear any more about it. The only reason I can imagine and that’s all I can do is that they suspect YOU might be taking delivery of something they don’t think you should or something the government is monitoring and they are trying to cover their ass by documenting you further than usual. As to this policy that I’ve seen alternate between not accepting items from shippers that do or may contain gun parts; that will eventually go away, partly because UPS is all about money. You’ll just have to take my word for that. I’m sure they always were, but once we (former tense, there) went public; it’s all about the stock price, like many publicly traded companies. Things quickly changed internally once UPS had its IPO. A bunch of employees who held what had been privately owned stock was instant millionaires, but policy-wise, we now based every part of the operation on what stock owners thought we should be doing to make them more money, not to mention the board members who could gain or lose millions per day based on the market. Honestly, I don’t know why your UPS driver would scan that barcode. It doesn’t scare me, but then I don’t care what the government is doing. They work for me, or they don’t work. I only answer to the government in the realm of ‘consent of the governed.