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18.05.09, 17:34
It could be the ultimate in political control - but it won't be patented in Germany.
German media outlets reported last week that a Saudi inventor's application to patent a "killer chip," as the Swiss tabloids put it, had been denied.
The basic model would consist of a tiny GPS transceiver placed in a capsule and inserted under a person's skin, so that authorities could track him easily.
Model B would have an extra function - a dose of cyanide to remotely kill the wearer without muss or fuss if authorities deemed he'd become a public threat.
Saudi 'Killer Chip' Implant Would Track, Eliminate Undesirables - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News - FOXNews.com (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,520331,00.html)
German media outlets reported last week that a Saudi inventor's application to patent a "killer chip," as the Swiss tabloids put it, had been denied.
The basic model would consist of a tiny GPS transceiver placed in a capsule and inserted under a person's skin, so that authorities could track him easily.
Model B would have an extra function - a dose of cyanide to remotely kill the wearer without muss or fuss if authorities deemed he'd become a public threat.
Saudi 'Killer Chip' Implant Would Track, Eliminate Undesirables - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News - FOXNews.com (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,520331,00.html)