Short little article about a pilot project in a New York hospital tagging patients with RFIDs. The RFID tag holds name, date of birth, sex and a medical record number. Doctors and staff carry around RFID readers, tablet PCs and have wifi access to the medical network. Seems like a lot of shit to be carrying around. And what about the privacy and security issues with wifi access to medical records?

The funny bit is at the end where they make mention of other RFID tagging projects including a Mexico City one where they implant people with RFIDs, just like they do with dogs and cats! And the related article about Mexicans afraid of being kidnapped getting chipped is hilarious.