Posted: 5/18/2009 10:09:14 AM EDT
Article Link Patent sought for
'killer' microchip Will invention be granted copyright protection? Updated: Monday, 18 May 2009, 12:01 PM EDT Published : Sunday, 17 May 2009, 3:08 PM EDT By ANTHONY BARTKEWICZ, special contributor SAUDI ARABIA - A Saudi Arabian inventor has filed for a patent in Germany for an implantable microchip that can track and remotely kill a person, German news source The Local reports . But the nature of the invention means it is unlikely that it will be granted copyright protection. The patent application is for a chip that can be inserted under the skin and sends encrypted radio waves to tracking satellites, in order to track criminals, fugitives, terrorists or illegal immigrants. "In recent times the number of people sought by security forces has increased," the inventor wrote in his application. "I apply for these reasons and for reasons of state security and the security of citizens." The chip could also contain a poison that could be remotely released to kill the subject in the event that he or she became a security risk. The Swiss newspaper Tagesanzeiger dubbed the invention "The Killer Chip." While the patent application is still pending in Germany, according to The Local it is likely that it will be rejected due to a clause in German patent law forbidding inventions that "transgress public order or good morals." A spokeswoman for the German patent office said that most inventors apply for patents in multiple countries, and that the inventor of the "Killer Chip" probably did so as well. And another reason to not ever allow the use of them. 
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I think this is a great idea with plenty of merits. Just think, if say, a 17 year old kid and his buddy do stupid kid shit and forge a check, you could implant them with this chip. Then 34+ years later instead of a no knock warrant and roughing up old folks with heart problems, just activate the chip. Hell, why not implant it in every puppy at birth as well? It would sure be easier then shooting them later, you could off them before the raid.
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