The controversy over the microchip that the Swedes implant in their hands

Since the spring of this year, a microchip has caused a lot of controversy in Sweden. The device is implanted in people’s hand, between the thumb and forefinger, and replaces all the cards, keys and other documents that people usually carry around. If until a year ago approximately only 100 people had paid for this service, nowadays, according to data from the British newspaper daily mailthis number surpassed 4 thousand people, and continues to increase.

O awesome.club decided to research a little more about the novelty and found interesting details.

The main features of the microchip:

Replaces e-wallets, bank cards, single ticket and different types of keys and codes. With just a touch of the hand on a terminal it is possible to make payments. It is very small, about the size of a grain of rice. Its price with the implementation procedure is 180 dollars, and some companies offer the service to their employees for free. It does not have GPS, that is, it is impossible to be tracked. The chip works just a few centimeters from the reader. It does not have the power to read information from other devices, that is, it is a passive chip.

In this video you can see how it works exactly. Scientists believe it will pave the way for the Swedes to enter a new digital age. In addition, it is very comfortable.

This innovation also has negative aspects. Some people say that, first of all, no one can guarantee absolute confidentiality of data. Second, some people are sure that the presence of GPS on devices is just a matter of time. There is a possibility that companies will take control of their employees. And that makes sense; if not, how to explain the fact that some companies pay for the device for their employees?

O awesome.club agrees with the practicality of the device and knows how boring it is to have to download apps to pay bills, have to look for keys and keep everything in bags and backpacks. Just imagine doing almost everything we do with just one hand movement, the idea sounds really impressive.

Well, the discussion is still going to generate a lot of controversy and is just beginning. Most likely, in about five years this article will be outdated, as the reflections on this will be different, after all, technology has advanced very quickly.

In the meantime, we leave you with some questions: what do you think about these microchips? Would you dare to install one?