US Government Developing RFID Implant for Soldiers

From SCI FI Tech:

The next time some crazy homeless guy comes up to you saying that the government planted a microchip in his brain, he just might be telling the truth. That's because the US Department of Defense has already started a program to develop a tiny microchip, about the size of a grain of rice, which can monitor soldier's vital signs, giving important information to trauma doctors and other first responders. It can also be used to continuously monitor the condition of people like astronauts, or someone with a chronic condition like diabetes. Human trials are set to begin in as few as five years from now. Ethical questions as to whether the device can be used to track a person's location or activities when off duty have yet to be answered. However, if the thought of long term war in the Middle East isn’t enough to scare away new military recruits, the possibility of having one of these implanted should do the trick.

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