Long Arm of the Law Has Become Bionic
From Times Wire Reports
Mexico has required some prosecutors to have tiny computer chips implanted in their skin as a security measure for access to the Attorney General’s Office National Information Center, authorities announced.
Atty. Gen. Rafael Macedo de la Concha said his chip, implanted in his arm, also could be used “to locate me wherever I am.” The information center is part of a new anti-crime effort to combat kidnappings, armed robberies and drug trafficking.
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