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'VeriChip' is the first Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved human-implantable RFID microchip. VeriChip received United States FDA approval in 2004. About twice the length 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 in a physician's office and once inserted, is invisible to the naked eye. As an implanted device used for identification by a third party, it has generated controversy and debate.
In the beginning of 2007, Verichip created Xmark, its corporate identity for healthcare products. Xmark incorporates the Hugs and the Halo system of infant protection; the RoamAlert system of wandering protection; the MyCall emergency response system; and the Assetrac asset tracking system.
Privacy advocates have protested the VeriChip, warning of potential abuse and denouncing these types of RFID devices as "spychips". The primary concern is a government's ability to monitor someone's movement against his or her will, as governments in the US and much of Europe do with cell phones, the "black boxes" in many cars, and public security cameras. VeriChip has a very small range and can only be read when a reader is held up closely to the location of the inserted chip.[1]
'Identity Theft:' Privacy advocates caution that the information contained in this chip could easily be stolen, so that storing anything private in it would be to risk identity theft. As the human-implantable microchip only contains a unique 16-digit electronic identifier, the unique number is used only for such purposes as accessing personal medical information in a password-protected database or assessing whether somebody has authority to enter into a high-security area. Although according to the company that makes VeriChip, it does not contain any other information beyond this unique 16-digit number, it could be scanned and used to access the database.[2]
'Data Accessibility:' Anyone possessing a VeriChip reader can read the human-implantable RFID microchip; the data is unencrypted, and VeriChip does not have the functionality to authorize only certain people to read it. Being a passive RFID microchip containing only a unique 16-digit identifier it can be read by a VeriChip reader held up closely to the location of the inserted chip. This concern can be partially mitigated by using such a chip without implanting it, as by inserting it into the wristband of a watch, which can then be removed at will.
The database associated with the device currently contains only health related information, with no financial information or social security number being stored. The information itself is controlled and directed by the subscriber.
Specifically because it is technically possible to extract the information on a VeriChip, the chip contains only a nondescript 16 digit number. To access the associated personal health record of a subscriber, one must possess a secure logon that is provided only to participating medical facilities, and a record is made every time anybody logs on and accesses a subscriber's record.
An implanted VeriChip was cloned in January 2006 as a demonstration; instructions for cloning VeriChips are available on the web.[3][4]
According to Wired News online[5], and the Associated Press[6], there have been research articles over the last ten years that found a connection between the chips and possible cancer. A series of research articles spanning more than a decade found that when mice and rats were injected with glass-encapsulated RFID transponders, like those made by VeriChip, they "developed malignant, fast-growing, lethal cancers in up to 1% to 10% of cases. The tumors originated in the tissue surrounding the microchips and often grew to completely surround the devices." Several other documents were written before the FDA approved the implant to be used in humans, which showed a causal relationship between microchip implants and cancer in animals.
'Revelation:' Some Christian leaders have come out against the device, speculating that it might be the fulfillment of a prophecy where each person is marked for identification by the corrupt government headed by the Antichrist. This is one of the most famous passages of The Book of Revelation, a section of the Bible thought by most to be prophecies of the end times. At 13:16-18, a common translation is:
:And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred sixty and six.
This concern is compounded by the fact that, according to a recent ABC News article, there have been reports of other chips being implanted in their right hand.[7]. However, the Verichip is inserted into the right tricep and not into the right hand.
'Bodily Sanctity:' In addition, there are various religions and sects which abhor the penetration of the human body, as with surgery or the implantation of devices. An implanted VeriChip violates the mores of such groups, though not if worn in a piece of jewellery.
★ Katherine Albrecht remarked that "A man with a chip in his arm may soon find himself wondering whether that cute gal on the next bar stool likes his smile or wants to clone his VeriChip. It gives new meaning to the burning question, 'Does she want my number?'"
★ Liz McIntyre, co-author of ''Spychips'' commenting on the lengthy VeriChip waiver of liability for product failure: "I wouldn't buy toilet paper that required that kind of a disclaimer, never mind a product that's supposed to serve as a lifeline in an emergency."
★ Death metal band Job for a Cowboy have spoken out against the idea of the VeriChip in a song appropriately entitled ''Embedded''. It speaks of enslavement prejudice, the biblical prophecy, and corruption.
★ Some 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 Solutions and holds a considerable share of the VeriChip, support the VeriChip as a "useful tool in sharing medical information with health care providers in emergency situations". In June of 2007, the American Medical Association declared that "implantable radio frequency identification (RFID) devices may help to identify patients, thereby improving the safety and efficiency of patient care, and may be used to enable secure access to patient clinical information". [8]
★ http://noverichipinside.com /We the People Will Not Be Chipped - An entire movement dedicated to fighting human chipping and inventorying
★ VeriChip Corporation
★ Katherine Albrecht, Liz McIntyre, ''Spychips : How Major Corporations and Government Plan to Track Your Every Move with RFID'', Nelson Current, 2005 (ISBN 1-59555-020-8).
1. Verichip FAQ
2. Demo : Cloning a Verichip
3. Demo: Cloning a Verichip
4. VeriChips Implanted at CityWatcher.com
5. Arphid Watch: Arphid Cancer. Bruce Sterling
6. Though FDA approved, microchip implants linked to animal cancer Todd Lewan
7. Couple Implants Microchips Into Hands
8. American Medical Association CEJA Report 5-A-07
★ Verichip Corporation
★ Spychips.com: VeriChip in immigration debate - press release
★ Spychips.com: U.S. Employees injected with VeriChips - press release
★ Antichips.com website
★ http://www.useless-knowledge.com/1234/dec/article233.html: Verichip article
★ http://www.zombiewire.com/
★ No VeriChip Inside - We the People Will Not Be Chipped Movement
In the beginning of 2007, Verichip created Xmark, its corporate identity for healthcare products. Xmark incorporates the Hugs and the Halo system of infant protection; the RoamAlert system of wandering protection; the MyCall emergency response system; and the Assetrac asset tracking system.
| Contents |
| Controversy |
| Privacy |
| Security |
| Health Risks |
| Religious Concerns |
| Proponents / Opponents |
| See also |
| References |
| External links |
Controversy
Privacy
Privacy advocates have protested the VeriChip, warning of potential abuse and denouncing these types of RFID devices as "spychips". The primary concern is a government's ability to monitor someone's movement against his or her will, as governments in the US and much of Europe do with cell phones, the "black boxes" in many cars, and public security cameras. VeriChip has a very small range and can only be read when a reader is held up closely to the location of the inserted chip.[1]
'Identity Theft:' Privacy advocates caution that the information contained in this chip could easily be stolen, so that storing anything private in it would be to risk identity theft. As the human-implantable microchip only contains a unique 16-digit electronic identifier, the unique number is used only for such purposes as accessing personal medical information in a password-protected database or assessing whether somebody has authority to enter into a high-security area. Although according to the company that makes VeriChip, it does not contain any other information beyond this unique 16-digit number, it could be scanned and used to access the database.[2]
Security
'Data Accessibility:' Anyone possessing a VeriChip reader can read the human-implantable RFID microchip; the data is unencrypted, and VeriChip does not have the functionality to authorize only certain people to read it. Being a passive RFID microchip containing only a unique 16-digit identifier it can be read by a VeriChip reader held up closely to the location of the inserted chip. This concern can be partially mitigated by using such a chip without implanting it, as by inserting it into the wristband of a watch, which can then be removed at will.
The database associated with the device currently contains only health related information, with no financial information or social security number being stored. The information itself is controlled and directed by the subscriber.
Specifically because it is technically possible to extract the information on a VeriChip, the chip contains only a nondescript 16 digit number. To access the associated personal health record of a subscriber, one must possess a secure logon that is provided only to participating medical facilities, and a record is made every time anybody logs on and accesses a subscriber's record.
An implanted VeriChip was cloned in January 2006 as a demonstration; instructions for cloning VeriChips are available on the web.[3][4]
Health Risks
According to Wired News online[5], and the Associated Press[6], there have been research articles over the last ten years that found a connection between the chips and possible cancer. A series of research articles spanning more than a decade found that when mice and rats were injected with glass-encapsulated RFID transponders, like those made by VeriChip, they "developed malignant, fast-growing, lethal cancers in up to 1% to 10% of cases. The tumors originated in the tissue surrounding the microchips and often grew to completely surround the devices." Several other documents were written before the FDA approved the implant to be used in humans, which showed a causal relationship between microchip implants and cancer in animals.
Religious Concerns
'Revelation:' Some Christian leaders have come out against the device, speculating that it might be the fulfillment of a prophecy where each person is marked for identification by the corrupt government headed by the Antichrist. This is one of the most famous passages of The Book of Revelation, a section of the Bible thought by most to be prophecies of the end times. At 13:16-18, a common translation is:
:And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred sixty and six.
This concern is compounded by the fact that, according to a recent ABC News article, there have been reports of other chips being implanted in their right hand.[7]. However, the Verichip is inserted into the right tricep and not into the right hand.
'Bodily Sanctity:' In addition, there are various religions and sects which abhor the penetration of the human body, as with surgery or the implantation of devices. An implanted VeriChip violates the mores of such groups, though not if worn in a piece of jewellery.
Proponents / Opponents
★ Katherine Albrecht remarked that "A man with a chip in his arm may soon find himself wondering whether that cute gal on the next bar stool likes his smile or wants to clone his VeriChip. It gives new meaning to the burning question, 'Does she want my number?'"
★ Liz McIntyre, co-author of ''Spychips'' commenting on the lengthy VeriChip waiver of liability for product failure: "I wouldn't buy toilet paper that required that kind of a disclaimer, never mind a product that's supposed to serve as a lifeline in an emergency."
★ Death metal band Job for a Cowboy have spoken out against the idea of the VeriChip in a song appropriately entitled ''Embedded''. It speaks of enslavement prejudice, the biblical prophecy, and corruption.
★ Some 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 Solutions and holds a considerable share of the VeriChip, support the VeriChip as a "useful tool in sharing medical information with health care providers in emergency situations". In June of 2007, the American Medical Association declared that "implantable radio frequency identification (RFID) devices may help to identify patients, thereby improving the safety and efficiency of patient care, and may be used to enable secure access to patient clinical information". [8]
★ http://noverichipinside.com /We the People Will Not Be Chipped - An entire movement dedicated to fighting human chipping and inventorying
See also
★ VeriChip Corporation
References
★ Katherine Albrecht, Liz McIntyre, ''Spychips : How Major Corporations and Government Plan to Track Your Every Move with RFID'', Nelson Current, 2005 (ISBN 1-59555-020-8).
1. Verichip FAQ
2. Demo : Cloning a Verichip
3. Demo: Cloning a Verichip
4. VeriChips Implanted at CityWatcher.com
5. Arphid Watch: Arphid Cancer. Bruce Sterling
6. Though FDA approved, microchip implants linked to animal cancer Todd Lewan
7. Couple Implants Microchips Into Hands
8. American Medical Association CEJA Report 5-A-07
External links
★ Verichip Corporation
★ Spychips.com: VeriChip in immigration debate - press release
★ Spychips.com: U.S. Employees injected with VeriChips - press release
★ Antichips.com website
★ http://www.useless-knowledge.com/1234/dec/article233.html: Verichip article
★ http://www.zombiewire.com/
★ No VeriChip Inside - We the People Will Not Be Chipped Movement
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