RFID For Humans?
 

Good idea? Bad idea?

Discuss

http://www.verichipcorp.com/

I wouldn't mind having it for convicted sex offenders. We could put little receivers on kids, so if an RFID-implanted offender gets too close, alarms goes off and the guy bursts into flames.

I read an article that dealt with GPS tracking for kids. The transceiver could be implanted into the kid's arm or worn externally as a watch. The most obvious problem is the harm a kidnapper may cause trying to remove. Then there's the big brother stigma. Also, RFID must pass closely to a scanner so I see limited flexibilty for the kid tracker application.

Now if one wants to upload medical info because of a chronic illness I can see a market.

you just know that rich lil jonny, up the street, will have a receiver/locater . . . hide & seek will never be the same.


SO does this thing come bundled with an "Ear Tagger"?

http://finance.yahoo.com/search?type=&s=VeriChip&r=&=Search
No Companies were found containing VeriChip
No Funds were found containing VeriChip

http://www.exi.com/content/news/1092161485
Friday April 1 2005 - eXI Wireless has become part of the VeriChip Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Applied Digital.

It’s a penny stock (under $5.00 a share), I always lose my shorts on these.
http://finance.yahoo.com/search?type=&s=Applied+Digital&r=&=Search


Did you see the 4th article?
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050422/225197.html?.v=1
· Bergen County Chief Of Police Jack Schmidig leads Regional Roll-Out of VeriChip by Receiving a VeriChip
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance 8:30am ET
VeriChip Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Applied Digital , announced today that the Bergen County, New Jersey Chief of Police has been implanted

I think Laura wants George to get one. :D

Isn't this similar to the Schering Plough PetID chip used for years?

He will need to get it before the 2008 campaign starts.:p