Friday, December 21, 2001

Microchips Under the Skin Offer ID, Raise Questions
A Reuters report on privacy concerns rising from new identity verification technology. According to the report, Applied Digital will soon begin marketing its implantable VeriChip in South America and Europe, initially as a means to convey information about medical devices to doctors, though the company has plans for future versions designed emit a tracking beacon or serve as a form of personal identification. FDA approval is being sought to market the chip in the United States. Submitted for your mark of the beast files.

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