The cover charge at this club? An RFID implant

I've heard it all now...check out this article

The cover charge at this club? An RFID implant

It works for Fido, so why not you?The same RFID implants used
to identify lost pets are now being adapted for use on you and me, and
not how one might have originally expected. As with all pioneering
technologies, it's leisure pursuits that are getting the first stab at
the tech.Specifically: One beach-oriented Barcelona nightclub,
the Baja Beach Club, is using the implants to free customers of the
burdens of having to carry their purses or wallets. Makes sense: When
you're spending the day in a bikini and flip-flops, where do you keep
your ID? Instead, the bouncer just scans your arm with an RFID reader,
and you're in. And since you can't carry a credit card or cash either,
the implants do double duty: You can pay for drinks with a quick scan
of the chip. Chipped patrons also gain access to VIP areas of the club.The
implant procedure is simple and mostly painless (except for all the
legal paperwork required): The area where the chip is injected is
thoroughly numbed, then the glass capsule is injected beneath a layer
of skin and fat on the arm.
t's an interesting experiment, and I'm intrigued to see whether the
idea will catch on. The catch, of course, becomes what will happen if a
lot of clubs in one area decide to do this. One RFID chip under the
skin is probably an interesting conversation piece. A dozen in one arm
might make you walk funny. Obviously the one-chip-per-establishment
system isn't really sustainable in the long run.Could someone come along
and develop a broad human RFID chip standard? Such plans have been being talked about for years,
but nothing much has ever come of it. Naturally, security implications
are huge: RFID tags can be scanned, copied, and altered by savvy
hackers, and it would be a simple matter for a wily crook to scan
people en masse as they pass through, say, the entrance of a mall. It's
one thing if they're making off with free drinks on your dime, another
if they can suck your life away with the wave of a wand.Pro or con? Well...
it's something to think and talk about while you're doing all that drinking!

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/145515


This is the most absurd thing I've heard in a long time....do you think there will actually be people stupid enough to do this?

Brook wrote:

I've heard it all now...check out this article
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This is the most absurd thing I've heard in a long time....do you think there will actually be people stupid enough to do this?

Yes :)

OMG...I just noticed this same article in another thread...my bad


It's okay if the mod wants to delete it

Guess I have some catching up to do around here

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This is the most absurd thing I've heard in a long time....do you think there will actually be people stupid enough to do this?

There is no doubt in my mind that people will do it. I predict it will be the new "in thing" to get chipped. People will love the idea. Could leave your wallet/purse at home and go out night clubbing. Your implant would have your ID in it so you could get in and then charge your drinks all night to your implant and get a bill in the mail to pay off your account.

Man people really need to get their heads out of the sand!

unfortunately this will be touted as a solution for fraud and ID theft and even more folks will go for it...
sigh
when we stop using paper..i guess i will have to barter cause ain't no way i am getting chipped..

People will stand in line for chips willfully.