I was leafing through the pages of the June 2007 issue of Marie Claire Philippines and I came across an article entitled, " Is this the Future of Money?" by Bjoern Goethicker. The article was about Verichip, a microchip-cum-credit card injected on the surface of the skin. The 1.2mm by 12mm glass stores information about the person's age, gender, status, credit balance and such. The Baja Beach Club International in Spain has been the first club to employ this technology for cashless payments. They use the technology for their VIPs.
According to the article, the Netherlands, UK, US and Belgium are currently introducing this technology into their day-to-day routines.
All for convenience? Security?
I do see the reason behind developing such systems. But as with any type of technology, there are loopholes that may be used against us. I'm not just comfortable with the fact that technology is slowly becoming an essential tool for humans to survive. Now it is slowly, literally, becoming a part of the body.
I remember the movie the 'The Matrix', the classic 2D movie 'Ghost in the Shell' and my research about the premises behind the movie - We're slowly moving towards the age when it will be quite difficult to draw the line between what is 'natural' and what isn't; what defines a human being and what does not.
The article ends with "The door has been opened and the future is on its way..." Somehow, that statement made me feel like there's nothing we can do about it....
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It's ridiculous to have some implant that is used for identification. Imagine having your most private details stored on a chip, and anyone with the particular reading device/decoding device for that microchip can view all the data stored in that teeny device. It will be easier for identity theft to happen... the movies are starting to come to life. It's scary that way because usually the products of man's ingenuity is one that turns against him. When nature is messed with too much, nature fights back and tries to mend the things man has manipulated. Soon, we will all be cyborgs - part man and part machine, attached to central computers/systems much like The Matrix.
Waaaah... I don't know how these countries could embrace such technology. On the other hand there are still those who resist, there are still billions who are not comfortable with the idea.. But with how the YRD-generation nowadays can't seem to function without any gadget at hand, this isn't far from being a reality. Scifi today. Reality tomorrow.
>>When nature is messed with too much, nature fights back and tries to mend the things man has manipulated. ----- I agree. Alex you better get started with your environmental org. Hehehe.. Save us..Hehehehe
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