Could the VeriChip prevent kidnappings, find lost hikers, or rescue captured soldiers?
No. The VeriChip system is not an “eye in the sky” that can remotely pinpoint someone’s location. The read range on a VeriChip implant is typically less than 12″, so a scanner would have to be very close to a chipped person to read his or her implanted chip. Not only could a VeriChip not be scanned from a satellite, it couldn’t even be scanned from across a room.
