"人體微晶片植入有譜？"

美國食品藥品管理局通過了佛羅里達州戴爾雷灘應用數位公司「Verichip」晶片的銷售專利。「Verichip」晶片是可植入式的電腦晶片，大約米粒般大小。

只要用注射器即可將「Verichip」注入皮膚裡，手續花不到20分鐘。既快速、相較之下又較不疼痛，而且只要簡單注射就可輕易完成。

這種微晶片不是科幻電影或書籍裡才有的東西。事實上，微晶片已在寵物身上使用多年，作為保存飼主資料和身分的方式，專家認為微晶片在未來十年內也將成為人類身上的標準配備。

然而，民眾擔心的是微晶片會用來保存甚麼資料。許多人較不擔心微晶片在人體裡的安全性，反而更擔心微晶片的用途。是否會被用來追蹤個人定位？是否會取代傳統的身分證明形式？是否會包含個人財務和醫療紀錄？是否為強制性的並由政府發行？

這些，和其他許多問題都被提出，因為民眾害怕政府「老大哥」式的刺探和侵犯個人自由等議題。雖然微晶片也可用來快速追蹤，例如醫院掛號、機場安檢等等，但這些便利是否值得你以個人自由作為交換呢？

(Technology) Human Microchip Implants A Possibility

The FDA has approved a patent for Applied Digital Solutions, of Delray Beach, Florida, to market the VeriChip. VeriChip is an implantable computer chip about the size of a grain of rice.

Verichip can be inserted under the skin with a simple syringe, in a procedure that takes less than 20 minutes. Quick, relatively painless, and easily done with a simple injection.

Such microchips are not the things of science fiction movies or books. In fact, microchips have been used for years on pets as a means of containing user information and identification, and experts see microchips becoming a standard in humans within the next decade.

The concern, however, is what information the microchip will be used for. Many people are concerned less about the safety of the chips, and more what their purpose will be. Will they be used for tracking a persons location? Will they replace traditional forms of identification? Will they contain a persons financial and medical history? Will they be mandatory and government issued?

These, and many other questions are now being raised as people fear governmental big brother spying and infringement of personal freedom issues. While they may fast-track things such as hospital check-ins, airport security lines, etc., are they worth giving up your individual freedom in exchange?

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