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Attorney-General says there are provisions within the United Nations' Human Rights Convention, which justify tougher security measures against terrorism. Philip Ruddock is due to deliver a speech to the American-Australian Association in New York later today. Mr Ruddock says Article 3 of the UN Human Rights Convention specifies that governments have an obligation to protect human life, and that may come at the expense of civil liberties. The Government is already discussing ways to increase security measures, although what those measure may entail has not been revealed. The Prime Minister, John Howard, says he will be looking into the effectiveness...

FDA Says It Won't Regulate Implanted ID Chip Tue Oct 22, 5:30 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Sales of an identification chip intended to be implanted in a person's body will resume immediately now that the US Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) (FDA) has completed its review of the device, the chip's maker Applied Digital Solutions Inc. announced Tuesday. The company made headlines this spring after a Florida family became the first ever to be implanted with VeriChip. The device, about the size of a grain of rice, is implanted under the skin and works...