Privacy Concerns Raised over FDA’s Approval of Medical Data Chip

From Lawsof.comreferrring to an article from MercuryNews.com:

"The United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approved last week a small computer chip for implantation in a patient’s arm that can store a patient’s medical history. When a scanner passes over the chip, the dormant chip can release the patient-specific information to doctors and hospitals and therefore speed care. Despite the benefits of this device, FDA’s approval of the chip has raised privacy concerns. Privacy rights advocates argue that privacy protection measures should be put in place at the outset in order to avoid harmful consequences to patients. One such measure is to ensure that the devices reveal only vital medical information."