I heard from a reliable government source, today, that as of last year, the hospitals had the okay from the federal government, to inject these into patients' wrists without their consent or knowlege. Has any one you know come away recently with an "unexplained prick on their wrist?"
Just curious.
2007-03-31 17:16:31 · 4 answers · asked by Blank 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
And if they do, than I will cut it out myself.
2007-04-08 16:24:31 · answer #1 · answered by ThomasL 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
VeriChip may have been approved, but it will not be adopted, for several reasons.
First, privacy rights advocates will not tolerate it.
Second, religious zealots will oppose it, calling it the "mark of the beast" the way they once did bar codes.
Third, and most importantly, there are much more efficient and less intrusive ways to track people. Retinal scans and facial recognition can (and is currently) used in cameras that are currently mounted in our cities and meeting areas. Already there is software that can take the input from these cameras, recognize a person as they move from camera to camera, and then log that video for easy retrieval.
2007-04-05 03:47:17 · answer #2 · answered by Citizen 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think this is for real. FDA approval in 2004? My latest visit to the hospital Iand I go every 3 months) still required a plastic band on the wrist.
2007-04-08 12:12:27 · answer #3 · answered by GBR92 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's been approved.
2007-04-01 02:33:38 · answer #4 · answered by jdkilp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋