John and Doves,

 

 http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2005/1/11/corpit/9842301&sec=corpit

A high-tech scenario
Many people are still missing from the Dec 26 tsunami. Some of the dead cannot be identified. Rescuers are taking DNA samples and extracting thumbprints from corpses.

In Phuket and many other locations, noticeboards of missing persons have been put up and people are combing hospitals and morgues to see if they can locate their loved ones.

Some current technology could have helped here. Here's one possible scenario:

The VeriChip is about the size of a grain of rice, virtually undetectable and practically indestructible once inserted under the skin – usually in your right hand or forehead. The chip has a special polyethylene sheath that helps skin bond to it, so that it stays in place.

comment: This is the FIRST time VeriChip has been mentioned in regards to the forehead...
never before in print that I know of.  Also, they are currently putting the chip in the arm, so this
is a major change here too. Shows how it is being poised for commercial usage, rather than
health and security reasons. A definite heads-up.

Since the chip has no battery, there are no chemicals to worry about and the chip never “runs down” – its expected life is up to 20 years.

Comment : Does have lithium ....  that's the reason for Rev. 16:2
Please see http://www.bereanlife.com/signs.htm for details.

Tourists entering a country are scanned at the immigration checkpoint. They can pay for their taxis, groceries and hotel rooms with just a swipe of the hand. As they travel throughout their holiday destination, they leave behind an electronic trail which is recorded not only in this country but also in the home credit card company.

In the event of a calamity like the recent tsunami disaster, the VeriChips can easily be extracted from corpses or the details downloaded into a scanner before a quick burial. Details are fed into a web-based data bank and instantly a victims list is made available online to the rest of the world.

With the incorporation of a transponder into the VeriChip,

Comment : That has not happened yet, but they like to give the impression that it is already part of the chip.

sensitive scanners could locate missing persons or even verify that the owner of that particular chip is no longer alive.

Sounds like science fiction, but it is not. The VeriChip is already commercially available ( see Rev. 13: 16-18) and the
"only "  thing that prevents it from being accepted by the general public is that it can lead to the infringement of civil liberties and privacy.

Maranatha,
Jim Goodrick
www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/chipindex.html