family of 8 getting the chip tomorrow

“for now” it will only render medical information

how it works:

transponder chip implanted in right shoulder

transmits the chips GUID, wrapped in 128bit encryption, over lowband RF

one of two scanners (clients) can be used to read the signal; one with a 3 inch range, one with a 3 foot range

scanner transmits the still encoded GUID “over the internet” (?! – protocol unknown) to a server

server does a db search for the GUID and returns the appropriate meta-data to the scanner

scanner displays data