Invasion of the Baby Snatchers!

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Mark Baard

Where there is no threat, and no market, create one.

Got to start ‘em young. Now proud parents can tell their children how RFID kept them safe from evil.
Verichip is again boasting it is saving babies from the (incredibly small) threat posed by baby snatchers in hospitals, and from mom-baby mismatches.
Verichip is best known for its subcutaneous RFID transponder, which some suspect of causing cancer in laboratory animals.
But the Delray Beach-based company also owns Ottawa-based Xmark, whose Hugs RFID ankle bracelets are now being used in more than half of Ohio’s “birthing facilities.”
The Hugs ankle bracelet will make your newborn look more like a parolee then any dumb, printed tag ever could.
If the ankle bracelt loses contact with the baby’s skin, or the device tampered with, an alarm sounds. (Better warn grandpa, as he might be tempted to tickle the kid’s feet.) Alerts also go out to security personnel. Ditto for any perimeter violations, or unauthorized exits.
The Hugs system can also roll the CCTV cameras near a site where a violation has occurred.
The other major part of the Hugs system is an optional RFID-pairing wrist device for moms, called Kisses.
clipped from www.morerfid.com

If a newborn is removed from the ward, if the tag is lifted from the baby’s skin or if the ankle strap is compromised, the system immediately triggers an alarm, alerting hospital security to the situation.
Xmark infant protection systems also protect against mismatching events by affixing matching RFID tags to mother and child. If the mother is given the wrong child, the RFID tag detects the mismatch and activates an audible alarm.

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