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A company in the US has been given the go-ahead to implant a chip that would contain both personal and medical information.
But it seems the permission has been given indirectly.

The US Food and Drug Administration has indicated that it does not consider the chip, made by Applied Digital Solutions (ADS), a medical device, and as a consequence it does not feel it falls under its jurisdiction, according to the company.

The chip, called VeriChip, has been criticised by anti-intrusion campaigners for its 'Big Brother' capabilities.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/bus...00/1911911.stm

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Talk about rushing something through. A device that requires a doctor to surgicaly implant it dosn't fall under their jurisdiction, thats novel.