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No thank you, I do not want my kid, pet, or anything else having a microchip implant.

Cybernetics expert Kevin Warwick from Reading University near London believes he can allay parents fears with a tiny microchip that may prevent an abduction from becoming a murder.

So much hooey.
If this were a James Bond flick, the story line would be that this guy has been paying degenerates to abduct children in order to stir the panic pot and get his product stuck into every kid in the country.
Then, as they grown into adults, he would be able to activate the "special program" that has been lying dormant in the chip all these years.
Kids become bankers would transfer millions to him.
Kids become CEOs would shower him with gifts and position.
This is the beginning of the take-over of the world!

But that's if it were a James Bond movie. As it is, it's just a sick idea to stick these things into your kids.

Well the British seem to want cctv surveillance, to give up guns, chip their kids, speed limiters in cars, no self-defence, etc. Sooner or later someone there will figure out just where this is going.

Sometimes, I'd like a stun collar for my stepson...

"So, that leaves you and the dog. You're telling me the dog came into the kitchen, got out the peanut butter, opened the jar, got several spoonfuls (and left the spoon in the jar), and then went his merry way?"

"uhhhhh..."

(Abbreviation of an actual conversation, btw.)

I think somebody is selling vaporware here. Identity microchips are widely available for pets and livestock, but they are the size of a grain of rice, require activation from an external transmitter no more than a couple of feet away from the animal, and transmit (more likely, actually absorb from transmitted energy) a short, fixed code over a distance of a foot or two. The idea that a GPS receiver (with storage) a cell phone type transmitter, and a power source sufficient to keep them operating for an extended period could be easily implanted is beyond current technology. GPS signals require integration, so power is required for several seconds to operate correctly.

An internal battery could only work for a limited time, although it could be recharged externally. But a modern GPS needs 4 AA alkaline batteries to operate for about 16 hours. My guess is something like 10 watt-hours. And the transmitter needs power, as well. External power would be required, perhaps through an inductive loop. There is no method currently available to obtain sufficient energy from the body to run the unit. And I don't believe it can be built small enough to not require major surgery for implantation.