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RFID chips used to track dead after Katrina

September 16, 2005 Relief workers are tagging human cadavers in Mississippi to help coroner identify victims. TAGS: VeriChip, RFID chip, RFID, disaster recovery, Mississippi, victim, worker, family

Under-the-skin ID chips move toward U.S. hospitals

July 27, 2004 VeriChip, maker of subcutaneous RFID tags used to unlock doors or identify people, gets preliminary nod from FDA. TAGS: VeriChip, RFID, RFID tag, hospital, tag, human, attorney general, Mexico, scanner, U.S., CEO, radio, security

Former Bush official to get RFID tag

July 18, 2005 It should get a lot easier to follow Tommy Thompson around once he gets a VeriChip implanted. TAGS: RFID tag, VeriChip, RFID, accident

Patients, doctors staying away from implantable RFID chips

February 12, 2007 RFID chip company gets ho-hum response to its initial public offering, partly because only 222 people have gotten chipped. TAGS: VeriChip, RFID chip, RFID, IPO, patient, microchip, human, agreement

Implanted ID chip finds way into ERs, bars

January 21, 2005 Scottish nightclub offers to implant patrons with controversial VeriChip so they can buy drinks more easily. TAGS: VeriChip, RFID, Scotland, patient, Dr.

RF-IDing the dead

January 12, 2006 After Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi coroner Gary Hargrove used RFID chips to avoid mix-ups. He now endorses their use whole-heartedly. TAGS: VeriChip, RFID, Mississippi, Hurricane Katrina, victim, description

FDA approves injecting ID chips in patients

October 13, 2004 Regulators sign off on implantable tracking device to manage treatment of Alzheimer's, diabetes, heart disease, other conditions. TAGS: VeriChip, patient, hospital, human, treatment, Mexico, Florida, condition, scanner

The man with the RFID arm

February 16, 2005 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 TAGS: RFID, VeriChip, doctor, RSA Security Inc., RFID tag, tagging, San Francisco, password, radio, conference, security

Human chips more than skin-deep

August 23, 2004 Better health care and fraud protection may sound good, but are they worth the potential privacy trade-offs? TAGS: VeriChip, RFID, RFID tag, privacy, tag, tagging, person, security

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