All that and a bag of chips

In this recent article from Computerworld concerning technology, I am not sure if he is searching for GPS implants or RFID chips?

“…The technology to implant GPS tracking devices in humans certainly exists, as a simple Google search will affirm. But it doesn't appear to be actively marketed or readily available in product form for implanting in children so they can be quickly located if they're lost or abducted….”

“For anyone who finds that position unacceptable, I'll tell you what. Find me a parent with a missing child who wouldn't give anything to have had a GPS tracking device implanted in that child…”

If parents believed their child will go missing then I would agree with his statement. All of us would change decisions, habits, vices etc if we had the benefit of hindsight. The reality is most parents, don’t believe their child will become a victim of foul play or go missing.

Would you implant a GPS chip in your child or are you concerned with privacy issues?
The author points out that a simple Google search affirms the technology but I am not sure what his search criteria are. Most implant sites are for RFID chips containing information and not for GPS implants, which are not FDA approved for implanting into humans.

If you look at Amber Alert criteria, or law enforcement decisions to report a child missing, it does make you wonder when and who would activate the GPS tracking? If statistically the first few hours are critical to the recovery or in preventing harm to the child, then a determination to activate and track would need to be made quickly. The GPS system could assist in finding the child, but it doesn’t ensure the safety of the child as the child could be missing without the parent or guardian being aware.