Weapon Systems In The Future

(WNU Editor): The following article is about using GPS technology to track kidnap victims. However ... if we look into the future .... I personally believe it will only be a matter of time before this technology will be implemented for soldiers in war zones.

Satellites Track Mexico Kidnap Victims With Chips

QUERETARO, Mexico (Reuters) - Affluent Mexicans, terrified of soaring kidnapping rates, are spending thousands of dollars to implant tiny transmitters under their skin so satellites can help find them tied up in a safe house or stuffed in the trunk of a car.

Kidnapping jumped almost 40 percent between 2004 and 2007 in Mexico, according to official statistics. Mexico ranks with conflict zones like Iraq and Colombia as among the worst countries for abductions.

The recent kidnapping and murder of Fernando Marti, 14, the son of a well-known businessman, sparked an outcry in a country already hardened to crime.

More people, including a growing number of middle-class Mexicans, are seeking out the tiny chip designed by Xega, a Mexican security firm whose sales jumped 13 percent this year. The company said it had more than 2,000 clients.

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Update: Terrified Mexicans splash out on chip implants so satellites can trace them if they're kidnapped -- Daily Mail