Use of VeriChip Microchip Implants

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Use of VeriChip MicrochipImplants

• J. Alan Atherton
• Eric Briggs
• Brian Wilson

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Introduction

• We live in the information age
• Advancing technology requires increased security
• Authentication methods have changed over time.
• What was once science fiction is now a reality

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RFID Technology
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VeriChip

• Produced byApplied DigitalSolutions
• First RFID approvedfor use in humans
• Implanted by injection much like getting a shot
• Costs 200 monthly fee

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FDA

• First implantable microchip brought before the
  FDA
• FDA unsure how to classify the device
• FDA approved VeriChip in October 2004
• FDA does not regulate the security of the
  information

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Medical Records
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Conclusion

• Re-state thesis
• Microchip implants are safe and beneficial for
  authentication as long as regulations are
  enforced from the start
• The way technology is going, it looks like were
  heading toward microchip implants