Here's some old articles about ADS......
FDA Warns Firm About Chip Marketing
November 20, 2002 | From Reuters
Applied Digital Solutions Inc. has improperly marketed its implanted microchip for medical uses, regulators warned in a letter. The VeriChip is a scannable device, implanted under the skin, that contains an identification number. The maker has said it may be useful for finding missing persons or speeding up medical diagnoses. The Food and Drug Administration ruled in October that it would not regulate the VeriChip if it were not sold for medical applications.
First Humans to Receive ID Chips
May 9, 2002 | David Streitfeld, Times Staff Writer
Eight people will be injected with silicon chips Friday, making them scannable just like a jar of peanut butter in the supermarket checkout line. The miniature devices, about the size of a grain of rice, were developed by a Florida company. They will be targeted to families of Alzheimer's patients--one of the fastest growing groups in American society--as well as others who have complicated medical histories. "It's a safety precaution," explained Nate Isaacson.
U.S. Backs Microchip Access to Patient's Data
October 14, 2004 | From Times Wire Reports
A microchip that can be implanted under the skin to give doctors instant access to a patient's records has won government approval, a step that could revolutionize medical care but is raising alarm among privacy advocates. The chip transmits a unique code to a scanner that allows doctors to confirm a patient's identity and obtain detailed medical information from an accompanying database. Applied Digital Solutions Inc. of Delray Beach, Fla.
Articles about Applied Digital Solutions Inc - Los Angeles Times
I think it would be too tempting for some parents to put a chip in their kids so they could track their every move.
But what do you think about implanting them in sex offenders or parolees instead of using an ankle bracelet?