Why I got a LinkedIn-enabled microchip implanted in my hand
While most of us are so glued to our phones that we may as well have them permanently attached, the idea of actually embedding a device under our skin hasn’t quite caught on yet.
PhD’s Remi Baker decided to explore the idea of implantable technology with two microchips embedded in her hands to help with tasks like unlocking her office door, swiping into the gym, and even sharing her LinkedIn profile at networking events. Remi told Mumbrella how she sees future possibilities.
I’ve always been intrigued about the future.
From watching movies like Minority Report where we interact with screens in mid-air, to Her, a future where we fall in love with our virtual personal assistants. There are many depictions of how artificial intelligence and technology will change the way that we interact and behave.
Whilst technology already plays an important role in our lives, as it continues to advance and we become increasingly addicted to its benefits, the boundaries between humanity and technology will become increasingly blurred.
One of the coolest things I’ve seen. Have you thought about using geo-location for things like lights in house etc.?
The cluelessness fanboy/girlism in place of actual knowledge is gobsmacking.
Firstly – NFC *is* RFID, it’s not an either/or.
Secondly Henry before you declare it cool, perhaps you should understand what is being presented. It has *nothing* to do with geolocation! These are passive chips… not sub-dermal Apple watches with GPS and Wifi/4G.
Think of them as editable tattoos of barcodes, thats all they are.
That someone would want it hooked up to their LinkedIn profile says all that needs to be said
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I AGREE DON’T GET ONE!!
I honestly thought this article was satire before I opened it…
Genuinely thought this was a Betoota Advocate story.
I still can’t tell if it’s a pisstake or not. I really hope it is.
1st hacking incident in 3…2…
Story about the future of technology starts with reference to Minority Report
Never seen that done before
This implant is a way of ‘the Establishment’ gaining control of the humans that are dumb enough to fall under their control!
Don’t get one under any circumstances if you do you will become one of THEM!
Governments and banks all over the world must love people like you, helping them set the stage for a world in which everything about each individual, and therefore all society, is controlled and tracked by them. Complete enslavement in the name of technological advancement and ‘convenience’. Hopefully I’ll be long gone before this becomes the norm.
Awesome write up Remi! I hope your hands are not too sore! Mine has healed up real well! Cheers!
If anyone can get hold of a bible read the book of Revelation chapter 13:15-18.
This is the introduction to the mark of the beast and I would advise all , believers or non believers to never have anything implanted in your body at all .
Also Jesus is the way the truth and the life.
Pls everyone that’s all done by Satan..plsss sty out of it
How can I get one?
The chips will eventually be installed more permanently and deeper, more difficult to remove. They will eventually divulge more information about our person than we care to share. They will eventually limit (not grant) our access and privilege. They will eventually compromise our security and privacy.
Tell me, in what ways will this convenience improve the quality of your life? All convenience comes with a cost.
I would love to do this and hate the way people use Christianity to say we shouldn’t, after all if you have it on the left hand, that can’t be the mark of the beast, as that’s on the right hand or forehead!! Also people saying it tracks you are shady – if you have nothing to hide, why should you worry what your boss knows about where you go and what you do? I certainly don’t care as I know I’ve got nothing to hide.
The one thing stopping me from doing this is cancer. Both my parents have had it and when I did research to get a chip implant I found out that a high proportion of lab mice and zoo animals got aggressive, fatal cancers at the location of the implant. This really worries me as no studies have been done in humans. Also many dogs and cats have had tumours form around the implants. If it wasn’t for this risk, I’d definitely get one
This is when IoT expands to humans as another category of things. Such a sad demise.