US technology firm to implant 50 employees with identification microchips

A US firm has begun implanting microchips the size of a grain of rice in its employees. Three Square Market, a technology firm in Wisconsin, said 50 of its employees had voluntarily signed up to have the Radio-Frequency Identification technology fitted form August. Implanted between the thumb and forefinger it will allow them to pay for snacks when they are on a break among other functions. In a statement Chief Executive Officer Todd Westby said: "We foresee the use of RFID technology to drive e