FDA Approves Implantable RFID for Patients

anzha writes "It seems that the FDA has approved an RFID tag for use in patients. The idea being that the rice grain sized chip would be implanted and scanned for patient history and updates. It seems that a similar chip was used by the Mexican government for employees that work with sensitive documents. IDK about you, but this seems a to me little...creepy."

Re:Good idea for borders

[Anonymous Coward]

I do hope that safeguards are put in place to avoid abuse

You must be new here....

Help!

[Erwos]

Could someone help me out? I don't know what IDK means.

-Erwos

It should seem creepy

[CrazyJim0]

Biblically speaking, one could draw all types of claims of it being evil. I'm not making these claims, just saying they've been voiced before.

I will claim to have been spoken to by God though:

www.geocities.com/James_Sager_PA/love3.html

Had to be said

[Fyre2012]

I for one welcome our new rice grain sized overlords

Just think of all the other wonderful uses once the technology becomes more widely accepted...

No more lines at the airport for people with the chip!
metal detectors augmented with RFID scanning / live reporting / updating tools...

"I'm sorry, sir... you are not allowed on the plane. It says here you use something called Linux, and apparently that's only used for pirating copies of window$, making you a terrorist. This transaction has also just been added to your RFID file. Have a nice day"

Re:Cashless society.. coming right up.

[Rand Huck]

So, if any of you folks have a barcode with "666" in it, lock yourself in a room and don't make eye contact with ANYBODY for 1000 years.

Obligatory Yakov Smirnoff.

[senatorpjt]

In Soviet Russia, government implant chip in you!

Er... Wait a minute.

Re:Good idea for borders

[magarity]

our thousands of miles of coast line be dotted every few hundred feet

RFID only transmits a few feet, not a few hundred feet.

Look on the bright side; we'd be able to keep out the Mexican government workers who have security clearances.

Re:Your Rights Online?

[Anonymous Coward]

Because it's RFID, man! Don't you understand, man, RFID = EVIL!!! If RFID is allowed, the government will track everyone by satellite and send black helicopters to take you off to a concentration camp and anal probe you all because you attended that anti-Bush rally. Then they'll sell your medical information to the national enquirer and all of your friends and neighbors will find out about your hemmoroid problems. Just remember man, RFID = EVIL!!!

Re:Cashless society.. coming right up.

[Anonymous Coward]

Perhaps your own DNA is already enough information for this sort of thing...


There is no way I'll allow DNA anywhere near my body.

Never loose your relatives again!

[workman161]

Have an elderly person around the house? Can't afford to put them in a home? Don't have any relatives who will take him in?

Then get...The invisible leash!

Using the RFID tag in the subject, it locates him or her as he/she makes an escape for freedom, then applies a mild, 30,000 volt shock to gently remind them that you care.

Warning This device may be affected and triggered by many garage door openers, WIFI hot spots, and thunderstorms. Not recomended for those wearing underwire bras, or pacemakers.

I don't exactly remember it, but its close enough. Borrowed from the Bob and Tom radio show

Re:Your Rights Online?

[Zonnald]

I got this Aluminium bracelet that goes right over the implant!

Republicans will shoot down "mark of the beast"

[MMHere]

According to the theology of some fundamentalist (and often Republican) Christians, this essentially constitutes the "mark of the Beast."

They consider this to be "evil."

Won't they try to combat it?

Re:Help!

[artemis67]

BTW, IANAL, however, IMHO IIRC IDK is BS. AFAIK.

IAE, HTH. GTG. HAND. BCNU.

Re:Cashless society.. coming right up.

[Stephen Samuel]

So, if any of you folks have a barcode with "666" in it, lock yourself in a room and don't make eye contact with ANYBODY for 1000 years.

Luxky me... My number is 668.

Thank god for permanent markers.

Crazy Christians over here!

[Anonymous Coward]

Whoo hoo -- bathing in the lambs blood baby!

The laaaaammmmbbbbs bloooood!

Re:Cashless society.. coming right up.

[Zonnald]

The Neighbour of the Beast.

Prior art....

[3seas]

... they'd patent it but teh aliens did it first....

Re:What The Hell?

[Repton]

I bet you don't have the balls to cut an RFID tag out of your flesh like you would cut off a plastic wristband.

You don't have to --- a short spell in the microwave should fix it...

Re:This is no joke

[vegetablespork]

I think the leader was supposed to be charismatic, which sort of rules him out.

I dont.

[Unknown Poltroon]

But, id just get the help of my buddy Jack Daniels. HEs got bad judgement, and hand eye coordinaion, but when all else fails, hes jsut crazy enough to do this.

Re:Cashless society.. coming right up.

[Anonymous Writer]

There is no way I'll allow DNA anywhere near my body.

If by chance you actually do get some DNA on you, make sure you get that blue GAP dress drycleaned...

Re:Cashless society.. coming right up.

[BlackHawk-666]

OMG, so what you're saying is the US government is actually the beast. Whew, I guess Microsoft will be pleased to hear they're off the hook for a bit.