FC: Digital Angel may -- or may not -- soon implant chips in humans

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

[A followup is even more relevant, in which the company declaims any 
immediate plans for human use: 
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=23268  --DBM]

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From: "Dwayne Gradin" <elchapulin () hotmail com>
To: declan () well com
Subject: Digital Angel
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 03:40:56

Declan,
Forgive me if this isn't quite what you believe is germaine to the Politech 
list, but I thought it was certainly noteworthy.  I'm sure you've heard of 
Digital Angel by now, but in any case, here's a link to a WorldNetDaily 
article about it.

L8R,
Señor Dwayne

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=23232

'Digital Angel' set to fly tomorrow
Implant technology to be beta tested on humans
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Beginning tomorrow, Applied Digital Solutions will begin beta testing on 
humans an implant technology capable of allowing users to emit a homing 
beacon, have vital bodily functions monitored and confirm identity when 
making e-commerce transactions.




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