The chip was implanted into eight Alzheimer patients in Florida to monitor their medical condition. The chip prove to be successful. The Verichip is a more complex prototype of this same rice microchip used in these patients. The microchip is no new news to the veterinarian world. Today two companies are still producing the microchip for pets. Avid and Schering-Plough market these pet chips here in the United States but only a few vets actually use the system. Many organizations and people have not grasped the idea of microchips implanted in their pet with open arms. The microchip has now gone beyond the pet world into our very own human society. The Banking systems have been considering an ATM implant. In 2003 Applied Digital Solutions introduced the implanted ATM Card to the banking industry. The card would be surgically implanted by local anesthetic which embeds a 12 by 2.1 mm radio frequency identification device tag in the flesh of the human arm. Not only has the chip been introduced to the banking industry but this year the verichip was introduced at the ID World conference in Paris.(www.msnbc.com) This particular implant can be taken out by a local physician at any time. If a person is not satisfied. MasterCard has been testing this form of technology through the use of their credit cards. This RFID technology called PayPass. It looks like any other credit card but is implanted with an RFID tag which allows it to be read by a receiver instead of scanned through a magnetic strip. Most of us have probably used this process unknowingly. This is only the beginning. The company is looking to support the idea of the ATM card implant in the near future. Not only have MasterCard used the RFID but EXXON, Kroger, CVS and other retail vendors. These little small compact convenient scan devices used at the pump contain more information on an individual than they ever realize. This is what the SpeedPass is designed for by EXXON.
