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When Cash Is Only Skin Deep
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:15:39 -0500
Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 14:33:40 +0000 From: Chris Kench <chris () kenchie net> Subject: When Cash Is Only Skin Deep To: dave () farber net For IP; http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,61357,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_2A Florida company has announced plans to develop a service that would allow consumers to pay for merchandise using microchips implanted under their skin.
<http://www.adsx.com>Applied Digital Solutions CEO Scott Silverman said he believes the company's <https://gvsregistry.4verichip.com/index.htm>VeriChip -- a subdermal microchip that uses radio frequency signals to broadcast an identification number to a scanner -- could someday replace credit cards. Under Silverman's plan, rather than swiping a bank card to make purchases, micro-chipped customers would scan themselves using special readers.
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