[IP] cloning of chip The Financial Times: US group implants electronic tags in workers]]

[Dave Farber]

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Subject: FOR IP: Re: [IP] The Financial Times: US group implants
electronic tags in workers]
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 19:01:58 -0500
From: Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu
To: dave at farber.net
References: <43EFC85D.2060509 at farber.net>

On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 18:44:29 EST, Bob Rosenberg said:
> "So far around 70 people in the US have had the implants, the company
said."
>
> I don't believe I need to mention a litany of privacy concerns at the
> moment.

And to make things worse, somebody has already discovered how to skim
and clone the VeriChip.

http://cq.cx/verichip.pl

The problem is, of course, that you can leave your ID badge at home when
you go to the supermarket, or the movies - but leaving your arm at home
isn't
very workable.  This makes a "skim, clone, and utilize" attack a lot
*easier*.

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