Definition
VereriChip is a human microchip, roughly the size of a rice grain, that is designed to identify and access all of the medical records of an individual. It is a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag that has a unique serial number. The chip was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2004; however, the firm that manufactured it shut down after three years.
Privacy Concerns of VeriChip
Privacy experts stated that if it becomes compulsory to use chip verification, it can result in data exploitation. That’s not just all. It could also lead to possible device hacking, data theft—as well as identity theft—which is another major concern. Although it was helpful for accessing the medical records of dementia patients, obtaining their informed authorization was another problem that could not be resolved effectively.