X-Message-Number: 14791
From: Eugene Leitl <>
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2000 23:51:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [isml] Human chip implants not going skin deep

(((I'll believe it when I see it)))

From: "DS" <>
To: <>
Subject: [isml] Human chip implants not going skin deep
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2000 16:28:21 -0400

>From The Register,
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/14292.html
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Human chip implants not going skin deep
By: Linda Harrison in New York
Posted: 27/10/2000 at 17:10 GMT

Applied Digital Solutions, the US outfit behind a chip that can be
stuck inside a human body, will unveil its device in the Big Apple
next week.

The Digital Angel demonstration will show "the first-ever working
prototype that combines bio-sensors and Web-enabled wireless
telecommunications linked to Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite
technology", according to the company blurb on the invite.

The chip itself is due to be released in approximately eight months,
and will be a wafer-thin matchbox size device. It will cost between
$100 and $300, and be powered from heat generation. Speaking at
Internet World today, Keith Bolton, CTO at the Florida-based company,
moved to allay fears that the technology would encourage a Big Brother
environment.

Bolton said the chip would not, after all, be placed under the skin.
Although this was part of the original patent, ADS abandoned the idea
after it found it would probably take years to get approval for the
idea from the Federal Drug Administration (FDA).

Instead it will be worn next to the skin, via a patch or underneath a
watch, for which the company claims there are a plethora of
applications. Lost pets could be found, human bodily functions such as
blood sugar or heartbeat tracked online, or the health of livestock
such as cattle monitored. Other such revelations, such as how it could
be used to improve physical authenticity and security over the Net,
are promised for Monday's event.

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