[McG]

there was an article about this sort of thing in Wired magazine a few years back.

some issues...

rejection of the device is the first and most obvious. the body just might reject the chip.

transmission and receiving technology...i am no luddite but who knows what the long term impact of this is?

as for "ethical use of info"...anyone remember what SIN numbers were originally supposed to be used for *only*? and now these are used/abused for many purposes that have no legal basis in law in canada.

i'm a computer guy and i don't trust computers.

wireless LANs. any problems there with security?

and can you just imagine the ramifications of someone stealing these things once they are in your arm? scary stuff.

and please don't tell me that the government has any idea how to protect or use this info properly. they don't.

so no...i think this is a terrible idea. i will never get one in my lifetime.