Implants for medical and research purposes aren’t new, but it seems like it could also be the way of the future in which implants can be used to verify who we say we are. In fact a company in Wisconsin is giving its employees the option of whether or not they want to be implanted with a chip that can be used at work.
This chip will be used to authentication at the workplace, where it will verify employees to come through the front door and even for PC sign-ins. It can also be used at the break room where the chips can help pay for food, meaning that employees don’t need to bring their wallets with them as they can pay using the chip. The company, Three Square Market, claims that this is the first company-wide move in the US.
For those with privacy concerns, not to worry as apparently these chips do not come with GPS tracking so it’s not as if the company can keep tabs on where you are all day. It will also be encrypted so hackers can’t (hopefully) steal your data. It is also not permanent as apparently users can “pop it out” when they want.
It is an interesting idea and this isn’t the first time we’re hearing about this. Earlier this year a company in Sweden ran a similar program where they embedded microchips into its employees for similar purposes.
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