Company to Sell Human RFID's
Applied Digital Solutions of Palm Beach, Fla. is trying to sell people on the idea of implanting a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip under their skin to identify themselves when going to a cash machine or in place of using a credit card. The surgical procedure, which is performed with local anesthetic, embeds a 12-by-2.1mm RFID tag in the flesh of a human arm. Such a practice raises security and privacy concerns, as the tag transmits id information over radio waves that can be intercepted. Furthermore, it could potentially allow the wearer of the tag to be tracked.
Chip implant gets cash under your skin
CNet, November 25, 2003
