CityWatcher.com, was the first private company in America known to have implanted such technology in its employees for security purposes. About 70 people in America have the chip, known as a VeriChip, in their arms so that doctors can access their medical records even if they are unconscious, according to a spokesman for the VeriChip Corporation, John Proctor. The New York Sun
Another argument has been suggested implanting children to help locate them in case of kidnapping.
Verichip, a type of radio frequency identification technology which works like a remote key card that is implanted into a person's body. The chip, which is about the size of a grain of rice, carries a unique 16-digit code and read by a reader.
There are some very serious privacy and civil liberties use of having people permanently numbered," says Liz McIntyre, who campaigned against the use of identification technology.[ft.news]
In addition to privacy, concerns an issue I have yet to hear addressed is what happens and you are no longer employed by the company that required the implantation.
Will the chip be removed upon termination?
In America today it is not uncommon to work multiple jobs, if both facilities require the implantation of the chips would you soon start having a collection of microprocessors embedded in your body?
Finally... what about your rights about not having your body implanted with a foreign device?
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