To Be or Not To Be.... Tracked

On Wednesday we discussed the future of tracking chips.  One question that we tried to answer was whether or not we should have tracking chips in all of our material items.  If we did, it would be a lot easier to keep track of our things.  The find my phone app on the iphone has helped countless people find their phone when the loss could have otherwise been an utter disaster.  The tracking chips would also help with finding stolen items.   But, would these chips prevent things from being stolen?  People would know that the item was tracked so either they would need to be smart enough to disable the chip or destroy it.  They could also steal something and then quickly sale it.  The item may be found later, but the criminaol still benefitted from the sale.  Would it be acceptable to put trackers in all material items?  What about in guns?  Would doing so reduce the number of stolen guns?  The chips would hold people more accountable for their guns.  People may try to keep track of their guns and keep them safer so that people would not steal it and then commit crimes with it.  The crime scene would point straight to the owner of the gun.  I believe that trackers would be a positive thing in some respects, but is it acceptable to give up what remains of our privacy and freedom in order to be sure that all of our belongings are safe?  We also discussed reconstruction after natural disasters.  We contemplated whether or not it would be sensible to issue out phones after the disaster.  The phones would allow family members to contact and find each other.  They would be a great way to share the information about who was safe and who was not.  A negative of providing phones would be the amount of money spent on phones for people who may not have access to electricity or phone service (because of the natural disaster), when the money could have been spent on more necessary items such as food, clothes, water, shelter, and medical help.  If it was me that had just experienced a natural disaster, I would for sure want to contact my family but then after I accomplished that, I am not sure what I could do with the phone that would be helpful to the situation.  I think that I would rather have access to food and water.  If we could have access to a device that can check us in as safe, like they had on Facebook for the recent hurricane in Mexico, I think that would be the most sensible option.  I believe that after natural disasters, we should focus on providing things that are necessary to keep the effected people alive.