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Imagine being able to open your front door and log onto your computer with the wave of your hand, or never having to worry about forgetting passwords. Those conveniences are a reality for a Vancouver entrepreneur who’s allowed technology to get under his skin.Some may view it as an Orwellian advancement, but Amal Graafstra regards computer chip implants as devices that make life easier for him in an increasingly technological world.Graafstra, 29, and about 20 of his friends have tiny radio frequency identification (R.F.I.D.) chips implanted under the skin on their hands. The little devices cost about $2 and are smaller than a grain of rice. They’re activated when you come within about three feet of a reader in a computer or other electronics that scan the data on the chips.The main advantage to these chips is the fact that they can’t get lost or stolen, he said."I just don't want to be without access to the things that I need to get access to. In the worst case scenario, if I'm in the alley naked, I want to still be able to get in (my house)," Graafstra explained. "R.F.I.D. is for me." Mikey Sklar of Brooklyn had a computer chip inserted into his hand by a surgeon in Los Angeles and said the addition gives him “some sort of power of ‘Abracadabra’”. While Graafstra was intrigued by R.F.I.D. tagging because of the convenience, Sklar was drawn to the technology’s future potential.He said one day these chips could store and transmit encrypted personal information in a number of wireless ways. He’s also working on a fabric shield to protect the chips from being read by strangers and identity thieves. Veterinarians have been putting chips into people’s pets for years so the animals can be returned to their owners if they’re lost.Enthusiasts of the technology exchange ideas and chat on a “tagged” forum, where you can also learn more about the tiny devices. Wal-Mart and other companies use R.F.I.D. technology to better manage inventory, which has raised serious concerns among privacy advocates who’ve launched boycotts and other campaigns against the tags, which some refer to as “spychips”. Some claim the chips are on products without consumers’ knowledge, that they can be read at a distance, and if a product with a chip is bought with a store card, it would be possible to link the unique I.D. of that item to the purchaser.C.A.S.P.I.A.N. (Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering) in the United States is a large opponent of the technology. 01, 6, 2006

WOW I also heard about this.  So eventually these little chips will be able to store all our personal info, like for ex. bank account, visa, other personal identification?  ANd just by scaning the chip in the hand you can access all the info, or logg on computer (like mentioned above).  This is interesting    



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Imagine being able to open your front door and log onto your computer with the wave of your hand, or never having to worry about forgetting passwords. Those conveniences are a reality for a Vancouver entrepreneur who’s allowed technology to get under his skin.

Some may view it as an Orwellian advancement, but Amal Graafstra regards computer chip implants as devices that make life easier for him in an increasingly technological world.

Graafstra, 29, and about 20 of his friends have tiny radio frequency identification (R.F.I.D.) chips implanted under the skin on their hands. The little devices cost about $2 and are smaller than a grain of rice. They’re activated when you come within about three feet of a reader in a computer or other electronics that scan the data on the chips.

The main advantage to these chips is the fact that they can’t get lost or stolen, he said.

"I just don't want to be without access to the things that I need to get access to. In the worst case scenario, if I'm in the alley naked, I want to still be able to get in (my house)," Graafstra explained. "R.F.I.D. is for me."

Mikey Sklar of Brooklyn had a computer chip inserted into his hand by a surgeon in Los Angeles and said the addition gives him “some sort of power of ‘Abracadabra’”. While Graafstra was intrigued by R.F.I.D. tagging because of the convenience, Sklar was drawn to the technology’s future potential.

He said one day these chips could store and transmit encrypted personal information in a number of wireless ways. He’s also working on a fabric shield to protect the chips from being read by strangers and identity thieves.

Veterinarians have been putting chips into people’s pets for years so the animals can be returned to their owners if they’re lost.

Enthusiasts of the technology exchange ideas and chat on a “tagged” forum, where you can also learn more about the tiny devices.





Wal-Mart and other companies use R.F.I.D. technology to better manage inventory, which has raised serious concerns among privacy advocates who’ve launched boycotts and other campaigns against the tags, which some refer to as “spychips”.

Some claim the chips are on products without consumers’ knowledge, that they can be read at a distance, and if a product with a chip is bought with a store card, it would be possible to link the unique I.D. of that item to the purchaser.

C.A.S.P.I.A.N. (Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering) in the United States is a large opponent of the technology.








01, 6, 2006



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