The RFID VeriChip is making the news again.

[Daphne08]

I feel so much better knowing that the VeriChip is for our benefit, and I think we should ALL "queue up" and be prepared to be tagged. How nice for us. :sarcasm:

"Tommy Thompson, the Health and Human Services Secretary in President Bush's first term and a former Governor of Wisconsin, is going to get tagged.

Thompson has joined the board of Applied Digital, which owns VeriChip, the company that specializes in subcutaneous RFID tags for humans and pets.

To help promote the concepts behind the technology, Thompson himself will get an RFID tag implanted under his skin."

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"We are all well aware of the need to enhance Information Technology in healthcare," Thompson said in a prepared statement. "It is my belief that VeriChip is an important and secure means of accessing medical records and other information. I look forward to working with the company as it continues its growth."

Former Bush official (Tommy Thompson) to get RFID tag
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5793685.html