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Chip implants that keep track of personal information seem like a novelty but do they have a more useful future?

by Katherine Nightingale

Mini Memory: RFID chip implants are the size of a grain of rice.

These days, some people are following their pets and getting tagged. Radio frequency identification (RFID) chips are the size of a grain of rice and can be loaded up with personal information like passwords and implanted under the skin. Instead of having to remember a login code, an RFID reader can be set up to automatically detect it and grant you access to a range of things from your computer to your front door."