Radio Frequency ID Devices in Humans
Contributed by Joanne Kelleher
The American Medical Association recently issued a report called Radio Frequency ID Devices in Humans. Various media outlets have picked up on this report and it is interesting to see that the articles related to it have ranged from positive (Verichip’s press release) to balanced (Computerworld) to negative (policy advocates).
One of the AMA’s major concerns relates to the security and privacy of the patient records, a concern that we share.
The full AMA report is here –
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/467/ceja5a07.doc
VeriChip Reports That AMA Recommends Implantable RFID Devices to Improve the Safety and Efficiency of Patient Care
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2007/06/28/2747043.htm
AMA Lists Risks, Rewards of Human RFID Implants -
Report gives mixed reviews on the use of implanted radio frequency identification (RFID) based technology to keep track of medical patients.
Marc L. Songini, Computerworld
Thursday, June 28
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,133569-c,techindustrytrends/article.html
The A.M.A. Gets Under Your Skin
NY Times Blog
June 27, 2007
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/27/is-this-what-the-ama-had-in-mind/
RFID is not safe – AMA Report
RINF Alternative News
Monday, July 2nd, 2007
By Mick Meaney
http://rinf.com/alt-news/contributions/mick-meaney/rfid-is-not-safe-ama-report/657/
Robots (and Humans) being Wired for War at RFID Security on 11 Sep 2009 at 3:51 pm
[...] In the civilian sector, devices such as cochlear implants, pacemakers, heart monitors and replaceable joints are being implanted. So, what example does Singer use for voluntary technologic implants, which “don’t merely replace something lost, but add something more”? Yes, the implantable RFID chip from VeriChip. I wrote about the American Medical Association’s response to putting RFID tags in humans over two years ago in http://www.securerf.com/RFID-Security-blog/?p=25. [...]