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FDA Approves Computer Chip For Humans

via Associated Press, MSNBC Medical milestone or privacy invasion? A tiny computer chip approved Wednesday for implantation in a patient’s arm can speed vital information about a patient’s medical history to doctors and hospitals. But critics warn that it could open new ways to imperil the confidentiality of medical records. The Food and Drug Administration … Continue reading

What Candidates Know About You

via Kristen McQueary, WBEZ It’s that time of year when candidates for political office come knocking. In Illinois, people running for everything from village board to Congress need hundreds of signatures by Dec. 5 to get on the ballot. But the old-fashioned practice of going door-to-door is getting an update in the Internet age. Technology … Continue reading

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