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Want to spy on bats or whales? Cochlear implants could enhance hearing beyond the human hearing range. Did you ever want to see like Superman or Star Trek’s Lieutenant Geordi La Forge? The Fraunhofer Institute might just be able to fulfill such fantasies since they are developing an eye equivalent which can distinguish between light …
Farid Mheir's insight:
More reading on transhumanism. 
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Early this year the staff at Epicenter, a Stockholm based high-tech company, were given a choice; they could either be issued a standard employee ID card for access to the building and office equipment, or they could be injected with a tiny radio frequency identification device, placed just under the skin of their hand – otherwise known as a subcutaneous implant. Surprisingly, a number chose the chip, on the promise that with a wave of their hand they would be able to access the building, open doors, operate photocopiers and even pay for lunch in the company cafeteria. No ID cards to forget at home or passwords to remember. In fact, the Epicenter case is hardly the first experiment of its kind. Going back as far as 2004, Barcelona nightclub owner Conrad Chase offered RFID chipping to his VIP clients enabling access to special lounges and payment capability. Via André Bélanger
Farid Mheir's insight:
I knew they did this for dogs but never thought they did it for humans. But come to think of it, makes perfect sense. Or it will become the biggest invasion of privacy ever. Great insight from André!
Luigi Cappel's comment,
November 21, 2015 2:25 PM
For me it would depend on what part of the world I live in. In New Zealand I would have no problem wearing a chip that I could use for ID for building access, customs, instead of passwords or finger scanners. Being a law abiding citizen in a relatively corruption free country, I'd be more than happy, providing as per the law, I knew how any information about me was being used and could revoke access where it was abused. If I was living in other countries, which may remain nameless, I would steer well clear, because being innocent and law abiding doesn't mean that you are safe.
Farid Mheir's comment,
November 21, 2015 5:33 PM
@Russell R. Roberts, Jr. @Luigi Cappel both of you thank you for insightful comments and reshare... as always!
Farid Mheir's curator insight,
December 9, 2016 3:22 PM
I knew they did this for dogs but never thought they did it for humans. But come to think of it, makes perfect sense. Or it will become the biggest invasion of privacy ever.
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I wish not to be, but all the tech that's going on and experimenting can't tell!