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| (((VeriChip))) is a human-implantable ] (radio frequency identification) device from ], a wholly owned subsidiary of ] of Delray Beach, ] | |||
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| ==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| The VeriChip is world’s first and only ]-approved human-implantable RFID (radio frequency identification) microchip. About the size of a grain of rice, the device is typically implanted above the triceps area of an individual’s right arm. Once scanned at the proper frequency, the VeriChip responds with a unique 16-digit number which can correlate the user to information stored on a database for identity verification, medical records access and other uses. The insertion procedure is performed under ] and once inserted, is invisible to the naked eye. The process can be performed in a physician’s office and takes only a few seconds. | |||
| VeriChip is a subdermal ] (''Radio Frequency Identification Device'') ] that has uses in security, financial, emergency identification, and other applications. About the size of a grain of rice, each VeriChip product contains a unique identification number that is captured by passing a RFID reader over the VeriChip. | |||
| Primarily marketed for medical applications, the VeriChip can link patients to their password-protected medical history, ], important contact information and other related information in VeriChip-enabled emergency rooms during the first few minutes of care. | |||
| The standard location of the microchip is in the ] area between the elbow and the shoulder of the right arm. | |||
| As of January 2006, 68 U.S. hospitals had signed up to adopt the technology in their emergency rooms. The company estimates that approximately 2000 people currently have a VeriChip worlwide. | |||
| The insertion procedure is performed under ]. The chip is subdermally inserted, and is afterwards inconspicuous to the naked eye | |||
| ⚫ | == Controversy == | ||
| A radio signal passes from the reader, energizing the dormant VeriChip, which then transmits the verification number. This number can subsequently be used to identify the implanted individual by consulting a registry in ], maintained by the ]. | |||
| While some Christian leaders have come out against the device, speculating that it might be the ], health experts including Former ], who sits on the board of directors of VeriChip’s parent company ], support the VeriChip as a useful tool in sharing medical information with health care providers in emergency situations. | |||
| Privacy advocates have also protested the VeriChip, labeling all such RFID devices as ]. While the debate continues, VeriChip’s passive RFID transmission capabilities (limited to a matter of inches) and user-controlled information sharing limit the risk of any type of ] tracking capability or identity theft. | |||
| In October ], the ] (FDA) ruled that VeriChip is not a regulated device with regard to its security, financial, personal identification/safety applications but that VeriChip's healthcare information applications are regulated by the FDA. | |||
| ⚫ | ==Controversy== | ||
| Many of America's Christian leaders have come out against the device, as they consider it may be (or might be the fore-runner to) the ] that will be present during the ] (''see'' ]). | |||
| However it is not only US Christian groups that have expressed grave concern; the existence and application of the Verichip has troubled many across the world who regard it is a pre-cursor to, or the beginning of a global security and tracking device, perhaps part of a cashless ] or ] type scenario. Privacy advocates, such as ]'s ] have protested the Verichip, labeling all such RFID devices as ]. This in spite of the fact that the Verichip is based on the low frequency RFID technology limiting scanning to a range of 3 feet or less, which makes it impossible to scan on a global basis with a system such as GPS for instance. | |||
| == External links == | == External links == | ||
| *•VeriChip Corporation – Corporate Website | |||
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| *•VeriMed – VeriChip’s Medical Use | |||
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| *•Washington Post: Implantable Medical ID Approved by FDA | |||
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| *•EPIC VeriChip Page | |||
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| *•KUTV: Healthy Living: Microchips For People | |||
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| *•Former Bush official to get RFID tag | |||
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| Retrieved from *•"http://en.wikipedia.org/VeriChip" | |||
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| *•Categories: *•RFID | *•Personal identification | |||
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Revision as of 18:35, 26 January 2006
(((VeriChip))) is a human-implantable RFID (radio frequency identification) device from VeriChip Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Applied Digital Solutions of Delray Beach, Florida
Overview
The VeriChip is world’s first and only FDA-approved human-implantable RFID (radio frequency identification) microchip. About the size of a grain of rice, the device is typically implanted above the triceps area of an individual’s right arm. Once scanned at the proper frequency, the VeriChip responds with a unique 16-digit number which can correlate the user to information stored on a database for identity verification, medical records access and other uses. The insertion procedure is performed under local anesthetic and once inserted, is invisible to the naked eye. The process can be performed in a physician’s office and takes only a few seconds.
Primarily marketed for medical applications, the VeriChip can link patients to their password-protected medical history, advance directives, important contact information and other related information in VeriChip-enabled emergency rooms during the first few minutes of care. As of January 2006, 68 U.S. hospitals had signed up to adopt the technology in their emergency rooms. The company estimates that approximately 2000 people currently have a VeriChip worlwide.
Controversy
While some Christian leaders have come out against the device, speculating that it might be the Mark of the Beast, health experts including Former Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson, who sits on the board of directors of VeriChip’s parent company Applied Digital, support the VeriChip as a useful tool in sharing medical information with health care providers in emergency situations. Privacy advocates have also protested the VeriChip, labeling all such RFID devices as “spychips”. While the debate continues, VeriChip’s passive RFID transmission capabilities (limited to a matter of inches) and user-controlled information sharing limit the risk of any type of GPS tracking capability or identity theft.
External links
- •VeriChip Corporation – Corporate Website
- •VeriMed – VeriChip’s Medical Use
- •Washington Post: Implantable Medical ID Approved by FDA
- •EPIC VeriChip Page
- •KUTV: Healthy Living: Microchips For People
- •Former Bush official to get RFID tag
Retrieved from *•"http://en.wikipedia.org/VeriChip"
- •Categories: *•RFID | *•Personal identification