Patent for killer chip
denied in Germany
Fri, 08 May 2009
21:38:32 GMT
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Tiny ID chips can be inserted under
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A Saudi inventor's proposal to insert semiconductors
subcutaneously in visitors and remotely kill them if they misbehave will not be
patented in
On Wednesday, a German Patent Office spokeswoman said the application was
received on October 30, 2007 and published 18 months later, as required by law,
in a patents database. But inventions that are unethical or a danger to the public
are not recognized.
Reporters said the document proposed that tiny semiconductors be implanted or
placed by injection under the skin of people so their whereabouts could be
tracked by global-positioning satellites. This could be used to prevent immigrants
overstaying.
A model B of the system would contain a poison such as cyanide, which
could be released by remote control to "eliminate" people if they
became a security risk. The document said this could be used against terrorists
or criminals.
Microchip implantation in humans has raised new ethical discussions by
scientific professional forums, academic groups, human rights organizations,
government departments and religious groups.
The Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA) of the American Medical
Association published a report in 2007 alleging that RFID implanted chips may
compromise privacy because there is no assurance that the information contained
in the chip can be properly protected, notwithstanding health risks (chips can
travel under the skin).
SG/HAR
Poison Implantable Microchip
