VeriChips

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the world's first sub-dermal, radio frequency identification (RFID) microchip, VeriChip. The paper claims that the chip can be used in a variety of security, financial, emergency identification, and other applications. The paper describes how society can benefit if these microchips are used with ex-convicts, sexual offenders, shoplifters, and so on. The legal issues are also covered in the paper.

From the Paper:

"Since its announcement on December 19, 2001, VeriChip has captured enormous media attention in the United States and worldwide (Wave 2002). On March 25, 2004, Applied Digital Solutions, Inc., an advanced technology development company, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, VeriChip Corporation, awarded the exclusive rights to distribute VeriChip in three states, including Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee, as well as distributors in Puerto Rico and Central America (VeriChip 2004). The distributors collectively agreed to quotas to purchase 66,763 VeriChips and 4,945 scanners over the terms of the agreements and each distributor's plans call for using VeriChip for security-related and emergency identification applications (VeriChip 2004)."

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