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VeriChip Implants 222 People With RFID

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-trust-my-ass-chip-to-linux dept.

cnet-declan writes "Anyone remember VeriChip, a company that came up with the idea of implanting chips in humans for tracking them? They've been behind ideas like RFID tagging immigrant and guest workers at the border, and they've persuaded a former Bush Health Secretary to get himself chipped. In this CNET News.com article, we offer an update on how successful the idea has been. It turns out that, according to IPO documents, 222 people have been implanted, with sales revenue of $100,000."

11 of 306 comments (clear)

  1. I'd do it by 2.7182 · · Score: 4, Funny

    but I'd hate to have to eventually pull that glowing red ball through my nose just to get to Mars.

  2. Fancy that by Vengeance · · Score: 4, Funny

    People aren't lining up around the block to have uniquely identifiable bits of technology inserted into 'em? How come?

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    It was a joke! When you give me that look it was a joke.
  3. So, not yet mainstream by Hrodvitnir · · Score: 5, Funny

    However, sales will skyrocket as soon as the RFID chip is required to vote on American Idol.

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    "There are more important things than stopping terrorism. Upholding the Constitution is one of them." - Ars Forumer.
  4. I'm sure it'll get more traction... by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 4, Funny

    When it becomes part of the hardware required to run Vista. That way, a generation of PCs later, everyone will need an implanted RFID chip.

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    No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
  5. 666? by Cpt_Kirks · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey, if they triple the number of implanted, they will be spot on!

    1. Re:666? by SNR+monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

      Think about this... They implanted 222 people with chips. 222 is three twos, which would could write as 32. Thirty-two, as everyone one knows, is twenty-three backwards. The number 23 is everywhere!

  6. Excellent! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Excellent, We've hit 1/3 of our goal!

  7. Re:Forehead or Back of the hand? by Vengeance · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'll tell 'em where they can stick it.

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    It was a joke! When you give me that look it was a joke.
  8. Solution by DoofusOfDeath · · Score: 5, Funny

    I read somewhere that if you want to defeat this scheme, you just need to microwave the person for like, 2 minutes tops.

  9. Re:I would leave FAST by MillionthMonkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can tell you now I would be going back to Canada fast
    And doing what? Sitting around wishing you had a job at American pay rates?
    Getting health care and affordable prescriptions while you sit around with a chip in your head made by the guy who has your job in China.
  10. Same, but different by navygeek · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can replace those RFID's for the fraction of the cost - with the same basic outcome.

    Ladies (yeah, there are so many here) and gentlegeeks, I give you....

    The dog collar and leash!

    Already made fashionable by Goths and kinksters the world over - these handsome and/or lovely accessories come in a variety of shapes and colors to fit every occasion. Great for keeping track of guest workers, immigrants, and wandering children.