Getting chipped – it’s an option

A couple of years back I gave a keynote at the PPR conference and joked that the days of us all being chipped would happen soon. Well, of course, ‘soon’ is a a nice word, sufficiently elastic not to be held to account for a prediction that does not transpire. But in today’s news from the weird and wacky world of users, NPR reports that Swedes are volunteering to get chipped so as to take advantage of the world of devices requiring their ID to operate. Doors, cars, payment systems, legal forms, you name it. Why sign it or use a key if you can embed the means of identification within yourself and trigger the device with a swipe, a touch or your very nearness. Oh darling. It’s come to pass. Full story here