Pentagon to Implant Chips in Soldiers' Bodies*

by Terrence O'Brien

We knew it was only a matter of time before the government started
trying to track us by implanting computer chips in our bodies. And where
do you start highly suspicious, Big Brother-esque projects like this?
The Pentagon and our Armed forces, of course.

Scarily enough, we're not talking about some conspiracy theory, or some
black ops experiment -- this is for real, and the Pentagon has already
awarded the first contract. It's a $1.6 million contract, to be exact,
and it's with Clemson University's Center for Bioelectronics, Biosensors
and Biochips (C3B). The mandate? To develop the chip that the armed
forces hope will save lives by giving them instant access to, and
constant tracking of, soldiers' vital medical signs and data on the
battlefield. The chips are also considered to have potential for
tracking astronauts' vitals during missions.

Soldiers, on the other hand, fear that the chips may be used as a
surveillance technique, even when they are off duty.

The chip is roughly five years away from human trials.