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... GLOBAL NEWS ... NEWS ... An individual with one type of receiver, a portable unit little bigger than a laptop computer, could even use it as a "personal radar" covering the area around the user. Researchers are working to give the new equipment "X-ray vision"—the capability to "see" through walls and look into people's homes. UK Ministry of Defence officials are hoping to introduce the system as soon as resources allow. Police and security services are known to be interested in a variety of possible surveillance applications. The researchers themselves say the system, known as Celldar, is aimed at anti-terrorism defence, security and road traffic management. (Source: Observer, London, October 14, 2002, http://www.guardian.co.uk/mobile/ article/0,2763,811034,00.html) of the brain with paedophilia. Rosenfield thinks further research should "He wasn't faking," says Burns. "But if investigate whether other problems with someone argues that every paedophile _ the orbifrontal cortex can be linked to needs an MRI, the difference in this case _ paedophilia. was that the patient had a normal history Burns and Swerdlow presented their before he acquired the problem. Most pae- findings at the annual meeting of the dophiles develop problems early on in life". American Neurological Association in The man, a schoolteacher, began secretly New York. visiting child pornography websites and (Source: BBC News, October 21, 2002, soliciting prostitutes at massage parlours— _http://news.bbc.co.uk) activities he had not engaged in previously. When the man's wife found out, he was VERICHIP LAUNCHED IN legally evicted from his house, found guilty "GET CHIPPED" PROMOTION of child molestation and medicated for pplied Digital Solutions, Inc., an paedophilia. advanced technology development After he was remanded to psychiatric company, has launched a national "Get care, he complained of balance problems. Chipped" promotion for VeriChip, a sub- An MRI scan revealed an egg-sized brain dermal personal verification microchip. tumour, but his behaviour returned to nor- The first 100,000 registrants and all quali- mal after the tumour was removed. fied ADSX shareholders are eligible for a However, in October 2001, he started special introductory saving of $50 at the complaining of headaches and secretly __ time of "chipping". began collecting pornography once more. The announcement came two days after a Again, after an MRI scan revealed tumour _ surprise ruling by the US Food and Drug regrowth and it was removed, the behav- Administration (FDA) that VeriChip is not iour disappeared. a regulated medical device "for security, Swerdlow suggests that physicians who __ financial, and personal identification/safety see personality changes coupled with an applications". inability to write or copy pictures may now VeriChip is able to function as a stand- want to consider brain disease as a possible alone, tamper-proof personal verification tachnal wit nan VERICHIP LAUNCHED IN "GET CHIPPED" PROMOTION pplied Digital Solutions, Inc., an advanced technology development company, has launched a national "Get Chipped" promotion for VeriChip, a sub- dermal personal verification microchip. The first 100,000 registrants and all quali- fied ADSX shareholders are eligible for a special introductory saving of $50 at the time of "chipping". The announcement came two days after a surprise ruling by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that VeriChip is not a regulated medical device "for security, financial, and personal identification/safety applications". VeriChip is able to function as a stand- alone, tamper-proof personal verification technology, or it can operate in conjunction with other security technologies such as standard ID badges and advanced biometric devices (e.g., retina scanners, thumb-print readers or face-recognition devices). VeriChip can be used as a means for secure access to a range of consumer products such as PCs, laptops, cars, cellphones and even to homes and apartments. VeriChip is also expected to provide a solution to the problem of fraudulent access to bank accounts and to the growing crisis of identity theft. VeriChip is a miniaturised radio- frequency identification device (RFID) that can be used in a variety of security, financial, emergency identification and health-care applications. About the size of a grain of rice, each VeriChip product contains a unique verification number and will be available in several formats, some of which will be insertable under the skin. The verification number is captured by briefly passing a proprietary scanner over the VeriChip. A small amount of radio- frequency energy passes from the scanner, energising the dormant VeriChip, which then emits a radio-frequency signal transmitting the verification number. BRAIN TUMOUR CAUSES PAEDOPHILIA TENDENCIES Ihe sudden and uncontrollable pae- dophilia tendencies exhibited by a 40- year-old man were caused by an egg-sized brain tumour, his doctors recently told a scientific conference. And once the tumour had been removed, his sex-obsession disap- peared. The cancer was located in the right lobe of the orbifrontal cortex, which is known to be tied to judgement, impulse control and social behaviour. Neurologists Russell Swerdlow and Jeffrey Burns, of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, believe this is the first reported case linking damage to that region cause. Behavioural neurologist David Rosenfield, of the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, says: "They have an interesting patient. I would wonder whether the tumour caused hormonal changes." 8 = NEXUS www.nexusmagazine.com DECEMBER 2002 — JANUARY 2003