Are people in the world going to have chips implanted in their
body soon? Is this the mark of beast the bible refering to? Are we
really the final generation? Oh dear..... 
The chip got FDA approval in October 2004. Since then, Silverman
says, some 2,000 people worldwide are using them for medical or
security purposes. But soon he expects that millions of people will
get VeriChip implants every year.
http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0%2C3566%2C163983%2C00.html
Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson has volunteered to get an RFID
electronic chip implant to show the world just how safe the new
technology is.
The former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
in President Bush's first term sees it as a potentially life-saving
move because the chip will have details of his medical history
should he ever be in an accident.
Thompson will be among the first humans to get the chip. Pets have
been routinely chipped at pounds and veterinarians' offices in
recent years.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45409
Additional:
Privacy advocates are appalled by the ongoing plan to equip all
U.S. passports with RFID chips that can be read surreptitiously
from a distance
The U.S. is moving closer to requiring citizens to have an identity
card that could be scanned from a distance. By the end of 2005,
U.S. passports will come with embedded radio-tag chips -- and
Congress is considering mandating similar technology in driver's
licenses. The government argues that the changes will make America
safer from terrorists. But privacy advocates are appalled, fearing
that the information could be stolen and misused.
The story begins in 2002, when Congress passed the Enhanced Border
Security Act. One provision requires that new passports be equipped
with "biometric identifiers" capable of being read by machines --
in essence, a chip with personal identification information. The
law also said foreigners who want to come to the U.S. without a
visa (as is allowed for visitors from Europe, Japan, and some other
countries) must carry a passport with the same technology
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2004/nf2004115_1663_db016.htm
