Article seemed a little light on technical details, are these RFID chips given they seem to work well with all these other services like the door locks and train ticketing?
I am against digital implants for a variety of reasons, including privacy, but… The only valid case that I could agree to would be my complete health record, ESPECIALLY when my health record would no longer be stored in a data retrieval system. Can’t steal or spy on what’s not in the system.
My main concern would be how you’d get robbed with one of these. If they take your hand or thumb they can then use your chip to pay for things. Sure you could cancel it but I don’t want to give any motive for someone to cut my hand off.
On a second read, I realize this comment is almost disrespectful to Swedes, not my intention at all. Just a little shade at the people - from anywhere - that would put a chip in their thumb.
This seems like an extreme worst-case scenario - if you are a typical criminal why would you escalate from a mugging to attempted murder? Now, there could be a few people whose RFIDs would unlock Really Important Things, but for ordinary folks, I don't think you'd need to invest in a suit of chainmaille (it'd interfere with readers, anyhow).
RFID implants are identical to RFID credit cards whose data is cloned and stolen on a daily basis. Likely the reason tech info on the implant's operation were omitted.
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Wear a fucking wristband. Mind-bogglingly pointless.