So, Buzzfeed in May 2016 published a video to Youtube titled I Put A Payment Chip In My Hand To Replace My Wallet
The video has reached over 8.3 million views to date, with 26k down votes and 101k upvotes on the platform. So what does this tell us? It tells us 1 in 5 people don’t like this idea; and by reading a few comments I have found many of those people find this new technology kind of scary and intrusive.
Comments on the Buzzfeed video
The comments in the above screenshot bring up a good point:
- This sounds like something out of a dark TV show
- The government will 100 PERCENT abuse this technology, being able to listen into your device, tracking your location, biological testing?? All possible for them when you put a chip in your hand
- Well, this guy kinda has a point, at least you can take a ring off.
Although being a crazy idea and one that has come to fruition, I wonder how this has effected businesses. Some stores are still cash only; what happens when you order, go to pay with your hand, and realise you can’t because it’s cash only?
Perhaps the world of evolution in technology is moving faster than the physical world can actually keep up with. Like, are you going to be able to arrange a bank loan to credit your chip? Can you begin to talk to your chip? And will this end terribly once the government inevitably gets involved.
I wonder if business’s will allow people to put loyalty cards into their hands next, or store gift cards to be credited to your chip… that scares me, but given the current technology would not surprise me.
Personally, I would much prefer research labs focus on creating crops that can grow in drought, and increasing the worlds drinking water reserves – eradicating world hunger and improving the lives of those suffering the most, rather than putting the chip thats in our cards in our hands….I think the question is, what’s really important to us?
Thanks for following along this semester, I hope you learnt something about the digital world, your own spending and maybe opened your eyes a little.
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It really is scary to know that in the future there will items available that would be implanted into our bodies. But in my opinion, it is something that people will eventually accept as a common item as long as it is being tested and deemed safe to use. I personally would not want any chips in my hand because it just wouldn’t sound human. Really interesting topic!
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How crazy to think people are paying to implant these chips into their bodies! I feel like they’re extremely unnecessary to have purely because our smart phones give us the capabilities to download apps and store loyalty cards and credit card details. I would also agree that research labs should focus more time and energy into proper research for more important issues than creating a product is isn’t needed at all
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