Tommy Chipped

He’s ready to be a human guinea pig, if only… | Philadelphia Inquirer | 7.18.05

Tommy Thompson, the former secretary of health and human services, is ready for his implants.

The Wisconsin native has joined the board of directors for VeriChip Corp., a Florida firm that sells microchips. Each chip contains a 16-digit identification code that can be scanned and then linked to a database carrying the person’s medical information.…

So far, about 7,000 chips for people have been sold, with about 2,000 implanted worldwide, said Scott R. Silverman, chairman and chief executive of Applied Digital, which owns VeriChip.…