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Man uses microchip implanted in hand to pass through airport security
A man who implanted a microchip containing his airline booking details into his hand was able to use it to pass effortlessly through security to his flight. Andreas Sjöström, vice president of digital for technology consulting company Sogeti, had the near-field communication chip (NFC) about the size of a grain of rice injected into his hand with a syringe, before using it at Stockholm Arlanda Airport to pass through security and board his plane.
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This is a solution in search of a problem. I just don't see how this is less of a hassle than carrying your passport and boarding pass; or, say, all the same information linked to your smartphone's NFC chip.
The title implies that this made going through the airport hassle-free, but really, there's no reason to believe it would diminish airport hassle in any way.
This is a solution for control....the idea of accepting chipping is abhorrent to me.
Idiot.