Sweden Pioneers ‘Cyborg Passengers’ With Microchip Implants
SputnikNews.com
29.12.2017
Sweden has taken a new step toward digitalization, as Swedish Railways became the first in the world to offer a new ticket type in the form of a microchip implanted in the hand.
The world is becoming increasingly digitized, and Swedes are pioneering the trend of using microchip implants for their own convenience. So far, about 3,000 Swedes have elected to graft microchips containing personal data.
Microchips can be used in a number of ways, including public transportation, as Sweden’s national railway operator SJ became the world’s first carrier to offer its customers this innovation.
SJ business manager Christoffer Löfquist himself has joined the Nordic nation’s growing horde of “cyborg” passengers after having a chip installed between his fingers, a handy way of always having his ticket along. The chip is barely visible in the area between the thumb and the index finger and is read by special devices using radiowaves.
“There are thousands who have registered to use the chip ticket, and there are about 200 people who use the chip ticket regularly,” Christoffer Löfquist told Danish Radio.
In addition to railway travels, Christoffer Löfquist uses his chip every day to open the door of his training center. Also, his business card can be conveniently conveyed via an electronic handshake using a smartphone.
“Why should not you? The technology is available and our customers will like it. So we think it’s fun to try it out. Also, it is much easier than producing one’s mobile phone. It’s another level of convenience, Christoffer Löfquist said.
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