Patrick Paumen implanted more than 30 chips under the skin to pay money by touching the reader and said he is welcoming the future.
“The reaction of the cashiers was interesting,” said Patrick Paumen, a security officer in the Netherlands. He can interact with non-touch reading devices thanks to starting to implant microprocessors under the skin in 2019.
“The process of implanting the chip was like being pinched by someone,” the 37-year-old said. Paumen’s subcutaneous chips use NFC technology, are about the size of a grain of rice and serve different purposes such as opening doors, sucking magnets, making non-touch payments at the cashier…
“Technology is constantly evolving and I’m collecting more and more chips. These devices support my body and I don’t want to live without them,” he said.
Patrick Paumen can attract nails thanks to a magnet under his skin. Image: BBC
Chip implants are the future?
Many people expressed interest in the idea of implanting chips under the skin. In a survey of more than 4,000 people in the European Union (EU) and the UK in 2021, researchers found that more than 51% of respondents were considering a chip implant.
This idea has been around since the 1990s. The first RFID chip implantation was carried out in 1998 by scientist Kevin Warwich. Since then, thousands of people around the world have implanted the chip in their body.
Microprocessors have many benefits and offer convenience factors not found in other methods. The chip allows users to go without their phone, passport, ID card, driver’s license and many other essential documents. They have no expiration date, are painless to implant, and are barely detectable on the skin.
The chip under the skin of Paumen’s hand glows when it comes close to the reader. Image: BBC
There are many opinions that subcutaneous chips will become one of the common standards in the future, helping to simplify many aspects of life. They are not connected to the Internet and do not contain batteries, nor transmit data unless located next to readers capable of decoding the signal.
Processors bring many benefits, but also face mistrust and concerns about data security and the risk of user tracking. Still, some believe chip implants will be an extension of the Internet of Things, allowing devices to share information and data with each other and will likely become the norm in the coming years.
Diep Anh (according to BBC)
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