Implantable RFID Chips - Security versus Ethics
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Implantable RFID chips are being seen as a potential security device in near future with the application oriented availability of these chips in marketplace. The applications are seen in a wide domain from health monitoring to emergency solutions, but there is a darker side with erosion of privacy and breach in the bodily integrity with implantation of such chips. The applications of the implantable RFID chips have been discussed with a look on the concerned technology. The legal and ethical aspects viz. a viz. the high end security offered by such implants has been discussed concerning the sensitive
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