On Wednesday 20 December 2006 15:50, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Wed December 20 2006 11:12 am, Mike McMullin scratched these words > > onto a coconut shell, hoping for an answer: > > On Wed, 2006-12-20 at 17:01 +0100, Carlos E. R. wrote: /snip/ > > > > Yes indeed. :/ I understand that someone in the U.S. wants to > > "chip" people with their medical records/ ID info. Personally as far > > as biometric authentication goes, Thanks, but, NO THANKS! > > Yes, but then you don't have Alzheimers, or a chronic problem that can > render you unconcious and unable to tell responders what has happened. > Those were the only folks that were even considered.. the chip in that > case was similar to the things they implant into pets for the same > reasons. ( They can't talk ) > /snip/
The chip inserted into a pet does not contain anything but a pointer to a database. It does not (AFAIK) even contain the pet's name. IOW, it's a numeral only. Perhaps 10 years down the line, a chip could contain medical records, but I don't believe the technology is here yet. You can't even get doctors in the US to computerize and share their records with other doctors. Every time you need to see a new doctor, you have to fill out a big form, with most of your medical history--as you may know it-- thereon. So I don't think chipping people is close at hand. --doug -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
