VeriChip, maker of subcutaneous RFID tags used to unlock doors or identify people, gets preliminary nod from FDA.
Posted by Michael Kanellos
Harvard Medical School CIO John Halamka is on the cutting edge of technology, both professionally and personally. Not only does he manage 2 million patients, 3,000 doctors and 150 major applications, ...
Should data-packed chips be implanted in people? One man with a VeriChip says being tagged is no big deal. Photo: Armed with RFID Full coverage from RSA
Posted by Alorie Gilbert
Regulators sign off on implantable tracking device to manage treatment of Alzheimer's, diabetes, heart disease, other conditions.
RFID chip company gets ho-hum response to its initial public offering, partly because only 222 people have gotten chipped.
After Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi coroner Gary Hargrove used RFID chips to avoid mix-ups. He now endorses their use whole-heartedly.
Better health care and fraud protection may sound good, but are they worth the potential privacy trade-offs?