Could 'Smart' Textiles Prove Toxic?

[COMMENT:  Could 'Smart' Textiles Prove Toxic? E-textiles are clothes with electronic devices wired into them. Not a single mention of how this might affect health, let alone privacy. What's next, chipping infants as they're born?]

Could 'Smart' Textiles Prove Toxic?
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/02/into-the-rubbish-bin-toxic-e-textiles/

"The growing practice of weaving electronics into the fiber of clothing could add to the already monumental challenge of e-waste disposal. Some fifty million tons of electronic waste already accumulate annually in "soaring mountains" of refuse, the United Nations says."