Wealthy Mexicans Getting Chipped in Case of Abduction

Because the number of abductions in Mexico has jumped almost 40% in the past 3 years, the wealthy are getting subcutaneous transmitters so they can be tracked when kidnapped. Xega, the Mexican security firm which makes the chips, has seen a sales jump of 13% this year. The company injects the crystal-encased chip, the size and shape of a grain of rice, into clients' bodies with a syringe. The chip then sends radio signals to a larger device carried by the client with a global positioning system in it. A satellite can then be used to find the location of the missing person. Things must be a lot worse in Mexico than I thought.

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[BitterOldGUy]

Xega sees kidnapping as a growth industry and is planning to expand its services next year to Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela.

Sweet! Now I know where to move my 401K money! I need to find the ticker symbol though. Let's see KDNPP, nope, KIDN, nope, NAP, no...

Re: Wealthy Mexicans Getting Chipped in Case of Ab

[dedazo]

It's a pity this is featured in what is supposed to be the "funny" section of Slashdot, although "funny" is probably stretching it a bit to begin with.

I lived in Mexico City for four years. I went to college there. Kidnapping is not a joke there, and if it was bad back then, I can only imagine how bad it is now. In all honesty, fuck Slashdot for putting this up. Getting the body parts of your relatives in the mail (or finding your child murdered in the trunk of a car) is not funny.

BTW, the posting on this section is completely fucking broken.

Re:All aboard the clue train.

[sponga]

Oh and add to it today the Mexican government had a summit on the rising kidnappings, something like 700+ in 2007.

Mexico now surpasses Columbia and Iraq for kidnappings.

http://www.beurs.nl/nieuws/artikel.php?id=269380&taal=US

http://www.silobreaker.com/DocumentClusterReader.aspx?Item=16_893954563

They even have something setup there for video bloggers to submit their solutions. Of course nobody from around here will provide a solution, they will just provide some more whine with cheese.

1... 2... 3... call it!

[religious freak]

I call number 666!!

WOOHOO, I got it! Now bow to me, the temporary leader of the world!

Re:Hmmm, what could be the problem here?

[flewp]

Discomfort?! Sounds more like a fun filled Saturday night to me!