Posted on 10/24/2018 9:05:44 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Full Headline: Thousands of Swedes are getting microchip IDs inserted into their hands to swipe into homes, offices, concerts and even to access social media
n June 2017, SJ Rail, the Swedish train operator, announced that around 100 people were using microchips to pay for their journey.
Commuters with a microchip in their hand are able to have their ticket loaded directly onto the device. The train conductor can then read the chip with a smartphone to confirm the passenger has paid for their journey.
This was one of the most widespread and mainstream uses of the technology and has seen it be adopted by a plethora of forward-thinking companies.
Microchipping has even been adopted by professional social media platform LinkedI.
Szilvia Varszegi, 28, said the chip 'basically solves my problems'.
Touching an event attendee's smartphone will allow the information to be transferred without the need for typing.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
And it’ll be a heck of a lot easier to locate them now too.
They can be taxed by the mile, be it driving or walking.
Police: Sir I see here that you jay walked. Here is a $1,000 kroner fine.
Offender: but I just crossed my quiet residential street. There are no signs or crosswalks and very little traffic.
Police: You also complained. That will be another $1,000 kronor. No need to send us the money. We already took it out of your account.
What he said.
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