Applied Digital Sets VeriChip Privacy Guidelines
According to UsingRFID, Applied Digital Solutions has released a set of privacy giudelines for its VeriChip at the 2004 World ID conference.
- “Don’t talk about VeriChip.”
- “VeriChip should be voluntary and voluntary only. No person, no employer, no government should force anyone to get “chipped”.”
- “Privacy is to be a priority at the highest levels of Applied Digital and, as such, the company promises to employ a Chief Privacy Officer who, alongside privacy experts, will be charged with addressing the day-to-day global evolution of this technology.”
- “The company is also to immediately address privacy and patients’ rights in all consumer, distributor and medical documents related to VeriChip.”
- “VeriChip subscribers must be able have their chip removed and discontinued at any time.”
- “Because privacy can mean different things to different people, only the VeriChip customer should designate the groups that may have access to their database information.”
- “The company also pledged to thoughtfully, openly, and considerately engage government, privacy groups, the industry and consumers to assure that the adoption of VeriChip and RFID technology is through education and unity rather than isolation and division.”
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