What are the tracking devices that can be implanted in people called?

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And how much do they cost?

Whoooa gorchris, hold your tongue! Um, I have no kids, just curious, and I think they are a fabulous idea in the event of a kidnapping, a lost alzeimers patient, etc. I have heard of much worse things in the U.S. than a tracking chip. My gosh, get your facts straight!

Answer 1

A Microchip or radio frequency identification (RFID) implant.
Read here for a brief outline and history:
http://www.hightechaid.com/tech/rfid/what_is_rfid.htm

Here are some other resources:
http://www.rfidjournal.com/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/14/human_rfid_implants/
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread115626/pg1

Answer 2

They are essentially the same chips implanted on ID cards used in schools and workplace. Implantation is drastic. The same result can be achieved in you can convince someone to keep ID card on them at all times. Companies in Texas sell a photo ID card to public schools that as a responder chip. Each chip sends a unique signals. School officials can open a web page and see where every student is at any given moment. This assumes students do not trade IDs or leave IDs setting on a desk.

The same companies reduce the price to schools if they can sell the service to parents who want to locate the kids. The more subscriptions sold the less the cost to the school. I do the same thing with my border collie who often jumps the fence. It costs me $30/month to be able to locate her. Are kids worth any less than my dog?

Answer 3

Who the heck would allow you to implant a tracking device in them anyways. Even the police attach a strap on monitor. If your doing this for a child, you are really paranoid and should seek help. This should be against the law. This is America. You should have the right to come and go where you please unless under house arrest. How dare you do this to another human being. How about we put one in you and see if you feel your rights are violated.

Answer 4

Transponders. Some are active, and some are passive. Active transponders contain a power source that allows them to transmit their ID signal and others are passive which means an electrical charge is "induced" in them to allow them to transmit a signal. The kind they inject into pets are usually the passive type. Something like the kind used for locating stolen cars would be the active type.

Answer 5

RFID = Radio-frequency identification is an automatic identification method, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or transponders. An RFID tag is an object that can be attached to or incorporated into a product, animal, or person for the purpose of identification using radio waves. All RFID tags contain at least two parts. One is an integrated circuit for storing and processing information, modulating and demodulating a radio frequency (RF) signal and perhaps other specialized functions. The second is an antenna for receiving and transmitting the signal. (source: Wikipedia)

I read a Seattle Times article that talks about one man who implanted the chips in his hand to open his front door and his car doors as well as to start this computer. He said that they cost $5 over the Internet. I think he did the procedure himself using skin glue. Maybe you could ask your doctor about it.

While many people are worried about the "Big Brother" factor, I think this tracking technology could be useful in many serious instances, not the least of which is Alzheimers and dementia patients who have a habit of going for walks.

The technology for human implants isn't much different than the little chips you see placed on products for inventory control.

Here's the link to the Seattle Times article, if you are interested:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002835871_chipimplant01.html

From Wikipedia...
Human implants

Implantable RFID chips designed for animal tagging are now being used in humans. An early experiment with RFID implants was conducted by British professor of cybernetics Kevin Warwick, who implanted a chip in his arm in 1998. Night clubs in Barcelona, Spain and in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, use an implantable chip to identify their VIP customers, who in turn use it to pay for drinks [5].

In 2004, the Mexican Attorney General's office implanted 18 of its staff members with the Verichip to control access to a secure data room. (This number has been variously mis-reported as 160 or 180 staff members. [6])

Many books published about RFID are aimed at medium to large businesses implementing RFID technology to track shipments or livestock; however, until the publication of RFID Toys [7] by Amal Graafstra in 2006 little information was available for the enthusiast. Shortly after the book's publication, the Seattle Center On Contemporary Art [8] hosted a live implant procedure performed on Phillip Beynon, a student from Vancouver Canada.

Security experts are warned against using RFID for authenticating people due to the risk of identity theft. For instance a Mafia Fraud Attack would make it possible for an attacker to steal the identity of a person in real-time. Due to the resource-constraints of RFIDs it is virtually impossible to protect against such attack models as this would require complex distance-binding protocols

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFID

Answer 6

RFID's