RFID People Tracking: Mexico implants microchips under skin to foil kidnaps

From Independent, UK ... dormant beneath the skin until it is activated by an electromagnetic scanner, using a technology known as Radio Frequency Identification, or RFID, a technology ...

" ... Crime fighters have had microchips inserted under their skin so they can be traced if they fall prey to Mexico's growing band of kidnappers. The technology also gives them access to a new crime database. Rafael Macedo, the Attorney General, said the technology, which has been used to help owners locate and identify stray family pets, will give them exclusive and secure access to a national, computerised database for crime investigators that went live on Monday ... "