These kinds of things must be resisted. There's just too much risk of abuse by employers.
I read the articles on the RFID chipping in particular, and it quotes employees being either blasé or excited about it. I wonder if this has anything to do with a different way of thinking of the employer / employee relationship in that country? For example, I can imagine chipping being "okay" if every employee had some say in how it was going to be used, clear indications of what they can do if they don't agree with the direction, etc.
I personally would prefer a wristband. Why embedded it in your skin? I get it from a futurist / biohacker perspective, but unless I was working the R&D dept. of a company or an executive it wouldn't seem safe to me.
One article ends with the quote
"I want to be part of the future," she laughs.
The thing is, we all will be. What future though is up to us.