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Mexican officials get themselves chipped with implants in arms [priv]
From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 23:52:17 -0400
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Wired: Mexican Officials Get Chipped Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 14:40:11 -0700 (PDT) From: H. Wallbanger <hwallbanger1984 () yahoo com> To: Declan () well comDeclan, I think this is a lie - they want kidnappers to think they can be tracked anywhere. I'f I'm wrong, this is scary.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mexican Officials Get ChippedThe attorney general of Mexico and several of his staff implant microchips in their arms. The chips provide access to a crime database and track their bearers if they are kidnapped -- assuming their abductors don't slice out the chips.
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