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Date: 2001-12-25
Flieg, digitaler Engel, flieg
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Applied Digital Solutions, die in Florida ansässige Firma, die mit
dem System Digital Angel (siehe q/depesche 01.2.27/1 et al)
schon zu fragwürdigen Ehren gekommen ist, wird allen Kritiken
treu und entwickelt einen Chip, der auch Menschen implantiert
werden kann.
Verichip erlaube sodann das kabellose Senden und Empfangen von
allerlei Daten, die das Datenerfassungsleben so süß machen,
seien es nun medizinische Daten, eindeutige
Identifikationsnnummern oder was dem pfiffigen Anwender nicht
sonst alles einfällt.
post/scrypt: Es bleibt also abzuwarten, bis Immigranten,
Exhäftlinge und andere Randgruppen für erste Pilotprojekte der Law-
Enforcement Liga herhalten müßen.
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Ex-N.J. surgeon offers himself for experiment Friday, December 21,
2001 The Associated Press
NEWARK -- The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center have
spurred a former surgeon from New Jersey to turn himself into a
human guinea pig.
Five days after the Sept. 11 attacks, Richard Seelig spent about
five minutes implanting two "Verichips" -- each no larger than a
small breath mint -- below the skin of his right forearm and right hip.
Seelig, who works for the Florida company that developed the
chips, said he was moved to action after hearing tales of rescue
workers scrawling their names and Social Security numbers onto
themselves. The Montville resident had a medical practice in
Denville for many years before his medical license lapsed in June
1999.
Applied Digital Solutions of Palm Beach, Fla., touts its chips as a
"tamper-proof" identification system. They contain radio
transmitters and about two paragraphs of information, and the data
can be scanned from up to 4 feet away with a proprietary wand that
activates the transmitter.
Company officials said the chips are under review by the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration.
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Copyright © 2001 North Jersey Media Group Inc.
Volltext: http://www.northjersey.com/news/doctor21200112216.htm
APPLIED DIGITAL SOLUTIONS INTRODUCES VERICHIP, A
MINIATURIZED, IMPLANTABLE IDENTIFICATION DEVICE WITH A
VARIETY OF MEDICAL, SECURITY AND EMERGENCY
APPLICATIONS
PALM BEACH, FL -- December 19, 2001 - - Applied Digital
Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSX), an advanced digital technology
development company, announced today that it has developed a
miniaturized, implantable identification chip -- called VeriChip --
that can be used in a variety of medical, security and emergency
applications.
How VeriChip Works VeriChip is an implantable, 12mm by 2.1mm
radio frequency device about the size of the point of a typical
ballpoint pen. Each VeriChip will contain a unique identification
number and other critical data. Utilizing an external scanner, radio
frequency energy passes through the skin energizing the dormant
VeriChip, which then emits a radio frequency signal transmitting
the identification number and other data contained in the VeriChip.
The scanner will display the identification number, but the VeriChip
data can also be transmitted, via telephone or the Internet, to an
FDA compliant, secure data-storage site. It will then be accessible
by authorized personnel. Inserting the VeriChip device is a simple
procedure performed in an outpatient, office setting. It requires only
local anesthesia, a tiny incision and perhaps a small adhesive
bandage. Sutures are not necessary.
Medical Device Identification Hundreds of thousands of medical
devices are surgically implanted into patients every year. Examples
of these life-saving and life-enhancing devices include pacemakers,
artificial joints, orthopedic hardware, heart valves, and medication
pumps. After insertion, these devices often require adjustment,
repair, replacement, or even recall. VeriChip, inserted subdermally
just above the implanted medical device, provides patients, medical
providers, and manufacturers with a rapid, secure and non-invasive
method for obtaining medically critical information about the device.
VeriChip is a ready source of data about the patients name and
condition as well as the medical devices original components,
required settings and other essential parameters. Future
applications may include full medical record archival/retrieval for
emergency medical care.
Emergency or Security-related Identification Personal identity
verification technology has gained considerable interest recently. A
great deal of focus has been trained on so-called biometric
technologies which identify individuals by their unique biological or
physical characteristics, such as fingerprints, voiceprints, retina
characteristics, and face recognition points. VeriChip, by contrast,
relies on imbedded, tamper-proof, microchip technology, which
allows for non-invasive access to identification, medical and other
critical data. Use of advanced VeriChip technology means that the
threat of theft, loss, duplication or counterfeiting of data is
substantially diminished or eliminated. Specific application areas
include: enhancement of present forms of identification, search and
rescue, and various law enforcement and defense uses.
Commenting on the announcement, Richard J. Sullivan, Chairman
and CEO of Applied Digital Solutions stated: With VeriChip,
Applied Digital has taken another significant step in developing
leading-edge personal security technologies for a rapidly evolving
marketplace. VeriChip joins Digital Angel and Thermo Life in our
repertoire of breakthrough technologies. All of these are designed
specifically to save lives, enhance personal security and improve
quality of life. Were looking forward to working with the medical
community and other potential partners to bring VeriChip to market
as quickly as possible.
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Copyright 2000, Applied Digital Solutions Inc.
Volltext:
http://www.adsx.com/ADSX/CDA/News/news_index/12192001.html
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