Re: [privacy] VeriChip Corporation Announces American MedicalAssociation Recommends Implantable RFID Devices to Improvethe Safety and Efficiency of Patient Care

[Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu]

On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:23:29 EDT, Larry Seltzer said:

> > > VeriChip Corporation Announces American Medical Association Recommends
> Implantable RFID Devices to Improve the Safety and Efficiency of Patient
> Care

> I'm sorry, why is this on the privacy mailing list? Is there a problem
> with this? :)

The part I'm missing here is - do they have any plans to remove/deactivate
said RFIDs upon patient discharge?  Or will I be walking around with the
electronic equivalent of a half-dozen cow ear tags stuck in my butt for the
rest of my life?

Remember - the privacy issue with Walmart RFIDs is that an RFID that Walmart
uses to track a shirt while it's in Walmart's supply line, can then be used to
track *you* while you wear that shirt. This is even worse - I can always choose
to get rid of the shirt with little or no repercussions.  I can't do that as
easily with my butt...

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