Man Implants RFID Chip in Himself for iPhone!

Amal Graafstra subdermal RFID implant by doctors,
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Brooklyn, NY- Fox News reported that there was a man had cartoon characters and celebrities have stated there are some strange tattoos out their but this man must of made it to the top of the list.  Dr. Anthony Antonellius, a body modification specialist, cut open the gap between the skin between his thumb and finger.  The chip requires 30 minutes of some unbearable pain from a large needle.  The RFID microchip is no more than 1-2 mm and as small as a grain of rice.  It is an identifying transcoder to be planted in human beings and each carries a unique 16 digit ID numbers.  It was encased inside a glass capsule before implanting it in his flesh.  Antonellius stated  "I Eternal Sunshine'd that entire hour of my life,"  meaning that it would hurt like hell, literally.  

Avid Injector: Needle used to insert the
 digital RFID chip,
 Source: Wikimedia Commons

A Washington business owner and author, Amal Graafstra, had a cosmetic surgeon perform a subdermal implant in his left hand and another doctor in his right hand. Graafstra uses the chip to open the car door and log in ot his computer.  He as others believe the chip will help with security as well as other needs.  However, many disagree with the idea and debate if the cheap is a breach of surveillance and invades privacy, as well as other concerns of 'controlling' the thought processes of the human body and mind. British doctor was the first to have an implant, Kevin Warwick in 1998.  Mikey Sklar had the first implant done in 1999.  filmed the procedure, and discussed the implant on multiple interviews. The implant is being held at the Science Museum in London.

VeriChip Corporation received a preliminary approval in 2004 by the FDA (Food Drug Administration) to distribute and market the microchip in the U.S. under specific rules and regulations. However, in 2007, it was found chip implants in laboratory animals caused cancer, creating a huge impact on the company's stock prices. VeriTeQ made an acquisition to VeriChip on Janurary 2012.  The company is now led by Scott R. Silverman, former CEO of PositiveID and VeriChip Corporation.

RFID chip smaller than a grain of rice,
source: Wikimedia Commons

The GIF (graphics interchangeable format) has a fluorescent color and when held to an Android Phone or iPhones can scanned or detect information. The reason for the implant is uncertain whether the intention was to download information from the iPhone or whether he wanted to be scanned for information.







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