microchips

big brother keeping tabsMicrochips in humans: High-tech helpers or Big Brother surveillance?

* Story Highlights
* Microchips that RFID capability function as tracking technology
* They can be found in cattle, credit cards, library books and passports
* Prospect of chipping humans has fired up debate over privacy rights

(AP) -- CityWatcher.com, a provider of surveillance equipment, attracted little notice itself -- until a year ago, when two of its employees had glass-encapsulated microchips with miniature antennas embedded in their forearms.