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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. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/technologyNews?a=AEhdSa"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/technologyNews?i=AEhdSa" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/technologyNews?a=QxgyFK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/technologyNews?i=QxgyFK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/technologyNews?a=KCKD2k"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/technologyNews?i=KCKD2k" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/technologyNews?a=kz0nXk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/technologyNews?i=kz0nXk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/technologyNews/~4/371416618" height="1" width="1"/>