Is this the future?

From Yahoo UK –> Computer chips get under skin of enthusiasts

The idea is to have a personalized RFID computer chip inserted into your hand so that you can swipe it near a receiver. The receiver picks up your personalized radio frequency ID and gives you access whether it is to a computer, office, house or possible down the road - your bank account through an ATM. The possibilities are huge.

Personally, I like the idea of not having to worry about logins and passwords especially when the authentication system would be a closed circuit which means that someone from the outside couldn’t hack it. However I am concerned whenever there is something that could be used as a single identifier especially in the area of commerce. I seem to recall something in the book of Revelation about a special mark that affects one’s ability to buy food and other necessities. It seems like a good thing at first but not later as you go on in the reading.

Still, I am intrigued by the implications that this type of technology could be used for and there are some things that it could really be great for like in hospitals when areas need to be able to be accessed quickly but only by restricted personnel.

Oh, if you are new to RFID computer chips and they sound like something out of the Jetson’s cartoon, just know that they aren’t. RFID computer chips are currently being used in shipping packaging to be able to track shipments via Global Positioning Satellites. They are also used for high value retail items to help curb shoplifting and give instant inventory status without a manual count having to be done. These are just some of the more common uses; the new idea is to put them into people.