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Medical applications (cont'd)

VeriChip compared with coin

VeriChip implantable RFID chip: cleared by U.S. FDA for medical applications, not regulated.

Contains an ID number which provides access to subscriber-supplied information in a password-protected Web-based registry. VeriChip

(Foster & Jaeger, IEEE Spectrum, 2007 Mar)

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