HOAX: GPS Dart for People
Update: Yep, it’s a hoax. I got duped. Even worse, I reported on this in the past! Thanks Don!
Original follows:
Apparently a Danish company began offering a “GPS dart” of sorts to tag criminals back in 2002. Empire North, of Copenhagen, Denmark, calls its gun-like offering the “ID Sniper Rifle.” It inserts a tiny GPS chip into the body with about the pain of a mosquito bite, according to a an article from 2004. At the same time, a camera attached to the gun takes high resolution imagery of the target.
My first thought on this idea: won’t people try to dig the chip out, causing all sorts of medical issues? Then authorities could track them down in hospitals with infections…
A few weeks ago there was extensive coverage about the Los Angeles Police using a golf ball sized GPS to tag suspected vehicles aimed at preventing or limiting car chases.
