Life lived while implanted with a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip is described. Human implantation of RFID tags began in 1998 or before, when Kevin Warwick, professor of cybernetics at the University of Reading in England, implanted an RFID tag above his left elbow and used it to control doors, lights, and computers in his office. VeriChip of Delray Beach, Florida--which is majority-owned by Applied Digital Solutions--had its namesake RFID chip approved for implantation in people in 2004, and more than 2,000 people globally now have VeriChip tags implanted into their arms. The chips are often used to alert physicians to medical conditions, such as diabetes, if a patient is admitted unconscious to a hospital. Pet chips have also been around since the 1980s. The couple who decided to be implanted chose the EM4102 chip. The male in the couple tested one first and was able to break the glass implant by putting it on a piece of wood and whacking it with a hammer. The couple nevertheless were implanted and put pictures of the implantation procedure on Flickr.com and sent out an e-mail. In a short time, he was receiving many emailed questions. Also described are security tests done by the male of the couple, who found that others were also testing security. The reader hardware supporting enhanced features of the man's second implant, a Philips Hitag 2048 S, provides more security.