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Verichip is back seeking sweet stimulus cash

Verichip and stimulus cashI personaly would never have a tracking device implanted in my body. If someone else wants it, that is their right however; to have this paid for with our tax monies it totally out of the question. The more "stimuls" cash that's given out is just another...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, VeriChip, stimulus

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

Verichip is back seeking sweet stimulus cash

The move follows former CEO Scott Silverman's puchase of a majority stake in the company from The Stanley Works, to which it had sold out in July 2008. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: The Stanley Works, VeriChip, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-08-27

VeriChip going away?

VeriChip going away?THANK GOD this died an early death...Its good to see that consumers will NOT tolerate the actions of big business trying to implant needless items in us.Consumers didn't kill VeriChipIt was killed by costs. And by changing technology. While costs were increased by organized consumer opposition (as noted...

Tags: VeriChip

Discussion threads 2008-06-05

VeriChip going away?

Just as it was launching its consumer campaign VeriChip seems to be going away. The company launched its ad campaign under the name HealthLink in April, but just three weeks later sold its Canadian unit, Xmark, to Stanley Works for $45 million and put itself on the...

Tags: VeriChip, Chip, RFID, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Hardware, Networking, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-06-04

VeriChip launches consumer campaign for ID chips

VeriChip launches consumer campaign for ID chipsVeriChip launches consumer campaign for ID chipsI think the general idea is great that in case of an emergency your medical records will be with you or at least easily accessible. That could save a lot of time if it tells the medical...

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, VeriChip, consumer campaign, chip

Discussion threads 2008-04-29

VeriChip launches consumer campaign for ID chips

As we expected last week, VeriChip has launched a consumer campaign on behalf of its implanted ID chips under the name HealthLink. The company's consumer page touts the chip as protection for aging parents, a way to link them to their health records in an emergency. ...

Tags: VeriChip, Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-04-29

To chip or not to chip – that is the question

Our fearless leader, Larry Dignan, wrote this morning to say VeriChip is launching a consumer campaign. The chip was approved for use back in 2004 after many years of being used on animals. (The picture is from an MSNBC story on the approval.) The...

Tags: VeriChip, Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-04-22

VeriChip goes consumer with its implantable RFID chips; Would you buy?

VeriChip goes consumer with its implantable RFID chips; Would you buy?Back to Basic - Fingerprint and DNA scan - What is the difference?The suspense is dramatic for me personally!Disingenuous arguments...."However, I see RFID as a key component to personal health records."Key component? Are you kidding? I see it...

Tags: RFID, VeriChip, implantable RFID chip, RFID chip, medical record, chip

Discussion threads 2008-04-22

VeriChip goes consumer with its implantable RFID chips; Would you buy?

VeriChip said Tuesday it will begin pitching its implantable RFID chips directly to consumers in a move that aims to link doctors directly to personal health records. VeriChip said it will launch a direct-to-consumer marketing campaign in South Florida on April 28. The general idea appears...

Tags: VeriChip, Health Care, RFID Chip, Personal Health Record, Chip, Microsoft HealthVault, Health Link, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-22

Today's Debate: Do RFID implants kill?

A series of studies going back 10 years shows implanted RFID chips can cause cancer.An AP story on this today is exploding across the blogosphere. Slashdot notes that California recently had to pass a law prohibiting companies from requiring that employees be "chipped" on privacy grounds. A conservative news site calls RFID...

Tags: Dana Blankenhorn, VeriChip, RFID, chip, RFID Implant

Blog posts 2007-09-10

RFID passports and VeriChip security podcast

RFID passports and VeriChip security podcasta practical addition George.."But we want to avoid bad RFID implementations like the Dutch passport which according to Mahaffey was extremely simple to break because it had an effective entropy of 30 bits in the encryption key."That was already known about 15 months ago here......

Tags: Government, Palestine, Roma, Bible, RFID Passport, RFID, Babylon, VeriChip, liberty, passport, security, podcast

Discussion threads 2006-08-22

RFID passports and VeriChip security podcast

I had the opportunity to interview Kevin Mahaffey who is the Director of Development for Flexilis Inc. Kevin and his team of researchers presented a video at Black Hat 2006 illustrating improperly shielded RFID Radio Frequency Identifier passports that can potentially be used to trigger a bomb.It turns out...

Tags: RFID, passport

Blog posts 2006-08-21

Is the VeriChip Friend or Foe?

VeriChip is a subsidiary of Applied Digital and provides state-of-the-art RFID microchip solutions that identify, locate, and protect people, their assets, and their environments. From the world's first and only FDA-cleared, human-implantable RFID microchip to the only active RFID tag with patented skin-sensing capabilities, VeriChip technology ensures the safety and...

Tags: Microchip, VeriChip, Nazarene Bible College, RFID, Semiconductors, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Hardware

White papers 2006-05-27

Additional Resources

News to know: Dell; Word; Firefox; iPhone China; Snow Leopard

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Dell continues to bet on 2010 enterprise refresh cycle; Confirms working with China Mobile Sam Diaz: "Inadvertent...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Word, Dana Blankenhorn, Andrew Nusca, Sam Diaz, E-books, Microsoft Windows 7, Web Browsers, Apple Mac OS, Personal Technology, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-08-28

Bill Gates founds a new tech company

Bill Gates founds a new tech companyI often wonder about the EU law suitBill all but let go of his baby and now he has a new one.RE: Bill Gates founds a new tech companyRFID? VERICHIP?RE: Bill Gates founds a new tech companyI think the company making the implantible microchips...

Tags: tech company, Bill Gates

Discussion threads 2008-10-22

News to know: Windows 7; Firefox 3.0; Yahoo; SOA; Nokia

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7: To wait or not to wait? That is the question Microsoft continues paring back the Windows Live family Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Firefox 3.0 Release Candidate 2 available from FTP servers ...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows 7, Nokia Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Camcorder, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-05

News to know: Microhoo; Taming Vista UAC; iPhone; Google; CIO Sessions

Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC. Images: Taming Vista's User Account Control right Larry Dignan: Microhoo: Wall Street gets antsy Mary Jo Foley: XP SP3 delayed by glitch New test releases...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Vista UAC, Jason O'Grady, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, 3G, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-04-30

News to know: Microsoft Mesh; Microhoo; OLPC; Patents; Linked data

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Ten things to know about Microsoft's Live Mesh Ryan Stewart: Silverlight and the future core of Microsoft Screen shots: Microsoft's Live Mesh right Images: Hands-on with Live Mesh Techmeme ...

Tags: Patent, Dana Blankenhorn, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Linux, Open Source, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-23

Why the ban on mandatory RFID implants should be Federal

The California legislature recently banned employers from mandating RFID Radio Frequency Identification implants for their employees.  While I'm glad I'm covered in my state, why isn't this ban being implemented at the Federal level to cover every citizen?  I'm not suggesting that we ban the devices; I'm suggesting that no one should...

Tags: RFID, George Ou

Blog posts 2007-09-13

To chip or not to chip?

To chip or not to chip?No Chipping - Please Read All Of ThisLet me just provide a concern many Christians have with chipping. The Holy Bible says that in the future all Christians at the same time will be taken from the planet - vanished - aka the rapture....

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Holy Bible, chip, Bible

Discussion threads 2007-07-31