In Sweden, cash is almost extinct and people implant microchips in their hands to pay for things

Meltdown99

In Sweden, cash is almost extinct and people implant microchips in their hands to pay for things

https://business.financialpost.com/news/economy/swedens-push-to-get-rid-of-cash-has-some-saying-not-so-fast?fbclid=IwAR08mUiaz-rPuUZDuh98gG1y0Mmqxboy0ZrmDGLzCz8GGoPXODXzP_R80ek

Only a fucking moron allow microchips to implanted.  I guess Sweden is not the greatest country...

rgambs

Meltdown99 said:

In Sweden, cash is almost extinct and people implant microchips in their hands to pay for things

https://business.financialpost.com/news/economy/swedens-push-to-get-rid-of-cash-has-some-saying-not-so-fast?fbclid=IwAR08mUiaz-rPuUZDuh98gG1y0Mmqxboy0ZrmDGLzCz8GGoPXODXzP_R80ek

Only a fucking moron allow microchips to implanted.  I guess Sweden is not the greatest country...

Why only a moron?  Why is it ok to judge harshly people for accepting technology into their body but not ok to judge people about what food they put in their body?

rgambs

Biotechnology is the future.  There will be major downsides and major benefits, just like every technical advance in history.

Meltdown99

Oh, I do not know, maybe because they can be hacked.  Food cannot be hacked...and your only real argument for meat was because of its been part of our diet for millions of years, pretty fucking dumb reason to eat meat.  At least I admit I eat meat for the taste...wars have been around for millions of years, let's continue.  If you EVER think I'll back down from an argument from you...it happening.  big difference between having a hackable device inserted in you than food.  You talk ass more than most here.  

rgambs

So what happens if a microchip gets hacked?  

I expect you'll need a minute to wipe the spit off your screen and let that vein in your head subside a bit before you reply, no hurry.

tempo_n_groove

Some days I want a chip in me so it can just be easier and then I remember how stupid that would really be.

No chips please.  Only chips I want are chocolate or kettle cooked...

Annafalk

I didn’t know about this, not about the microchip implanted in hands. Who would like such a thing?
Besides I already have a computer in my left fingernail.

rgambs

tempo_n_groove said:

Some days I want a chip in me so it can just be easier and then I remember how stupid that would really be.

No chips please.  Only chips I want are chocolate or kettle cooked...

For simple transactions only, yeah I think it's overboard, but it will be so much more than that someday.  The medical applications alone will save/improve millions and billions of lives.

You have to remember too, in 1990 nobody thought they needed a cellphone, by 2000 nobody thought they would really need internet on the cellphone they now carried around, and now...

Meltdown99

rgambs said:

So what happens if a microchip gets hacked?  

I expect you'll need a minute to wipe the spit off your screen and let that vein in your head subside a bit before you reply, no hurry.

Yes, I judged.  I'm not preaching about it.  Insert microchips up your nose for all I care.

Meltdown99

Annafalk said:

I didn’t know about this, not about the microchip implanted in hands. Who would like such a thing?
Besides I already have a computer in my left fingernail.

Please explain the left fingernail?

Meltdown99

rgambs said:

So what happens if a microchip gets hacked?  

I expect you'll need a minute to wipe the spit off your screen and let that vein in your head subside a bit before you reply, no hurry.

Another thing DUDE, you can always choose to ignore my post...but for some reason, you don't...I'm flattered...lol.  by the way, I wouldn't eat your fuckin goat cheese.  cheese is really not that good.

tempo_n_groove

rgambs said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Some days I want a chip in me so it can just be easier and then I remember how stupid that would really be.

No chips please.  Only chips I want are chocolate or kettle cooked...

For simple transactions only, yeah I think it's overboard, but it will be so much more than that someday.  The medical applications alone will save/improve millions and billions of lives.

You have to remember too, in 1990 nobody thought they needed a cellphone, by 2000 nobody thought they would really need internet on the cellphone they now carried around, and now...

We don't really "need" internet on our phones...

The medical thing scares me.  Good for the doctors, yes, not good for insurance companies that have access to everything...

Annafalk

Meltdown99 said:

Annafalk said:

I didn’t know about this, not about the microchip implanted in hands. Who would like such a thing?
Besides I already have a computer in my left fingernail.

Please explain the left fingernail?

It’s in/on the thumb, that’s the only fingernail that’s big enough. 

rgambs

tempo_n_groove said:

rgambs said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Some days I want a chip in me so it can just be easier and then I remember how stupid that would really be.

No chips please.  Only chips I want are chocolate or kettle cooked...

For simple transactions only, yeah I think it's overboard, but it will be so much more than that someday.  The medical applications alone will save/improve millions and billions of lives.

You have to remember too, in 1990 nobody thought they needed a cellphone, by 2000 nobody thought they would really need internet on the cellphone they now carried around, and now...

We don't really "need" internet on our phones...

The medical thing scares me.  Good for the doctors, yes, not good for insurance companies that have access to everything...

I get that, I just feel like it's the same fear that always comes with new tech, and it's often largely unfounded.  The fears about what the internet and online banking would lead to run the gamut from perfectly legitimate to ludicrous.

rgambs

Meltdown99 said:

rgambs said:

So what happens if a microchip gets hacked?  

I expect you'll need a minute to wipe the spit off your screen and let that vein in your head subside a bit before you reply, no hurry.

Another thing DUDE, you can always choose to ignore my post...but for some reason, you don't...I'm flattered...lol.  by the way, I wouldn't eat your fuckin goat cheese.  cheese is really not that good.

Hey now, it may be against the board's rules to insult individuals personally here, but it's a much bigger infraction against humanity to slander cheese.  
If you start in on yogurt I will flag your posts as inflammatory.

Spiritual_Chaos

Chill out with trying to attack Sweden.

The three people I know with microchips inplanted got it as a fun thing at an ad-agency party while I was getting read by a tarot card reader and tried out VR. It's not about to take over anything - as the article says, 4000 out of 10 million people.

I haven't used cash in atleast five years though. I don't see whats so strange about  cash going away?

mickeyrat

how many cards get phished or otherwise physically skimmed every day?

makes a strong argument for this......

Jason P

BELKO EXPERIMENT!

oftenreading

I find the idea of a cashless society pretty interesting, and these microchips kind of fascinating. Here's another article with a bit more information on what they're like, what they do, and how they operate (not a lot of technical info, though).

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/22/658808705/thousands-of-swedes-are-inserting-microchips-under-their-skin

23scidoo

1984

rgambs

23scidoo said:

1984

We are already there though...
This is what I find odd about the RFID implant chip backlash, that people who willingly carry an advanced mobile computer on their person at all times are concerned about a chip that has 1/10,000th the capability because it's a quarter inch under the skin.
It's less permanent than a tattoo!