Please enter valid email address to continue. It will happen to everybody, says Noelle Chesley, 49, associate professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. More than 100 police hurt in French May Day protests, MasterChef Australia host Jock Zonfrillo dies, Explosion derails train in Russian border region, Street piano confiscated as public 'break rules', US rock band Aerosmith announce farewell tour, Father tells how gunman opened fire on Texas home, Trump rape accuser says her generation stayed quiet, Disney faces countersuit in feud with Florida. ", More than 20,000 Russians dead in Bakhmut, US says, France May Day protests leave dozens of police injured, Fighter jets are roaring over my home in Sudan. Only 1 in 4 people living in Sweden use cash at least once a week, writes NPR. Novak Djokovic who revealed his opposition to vaccinations in April, Bill Gates in the world of the pandemic conspiracy theorists, Despite the total lack of evidence to support the theory, Coronavirus: The human cost of virus misinformation, Coronavirus vaccine trials in Africa: What you need to know, Coronavirus: Compulsory vaccines in the UK and other rumours fact-checked, King Charles to wear golden robes for Coronation, Shooting suspect was deported four times - US media, More than 100 police hurt in French May Day protests, Yellen warns US could run out of cash in a month, MasterChef Australia host Jock Zonfrillo dies, Street piano confiscated as public 'break rules', Explosion derails train in Russian border region, US rock band Aerosmith announce farewell tour, NFL player's daughter, aged two, drowns in pool. ", "This technology has been used in animals for years," he argues. The prospect of governments forcingcitizens toundergo microchip implants fortracking or other purposes is of perennial concern to the conspiracy-minded, so much so that any mention of chip implants in the news is enough to spark apocalyptic howls. The strikes left 34 people injured, including three children, and caused widespread damage. Workers fear humans implanted with microchips will steal their jobs - CNN Youve got to have a lot of trust to put one of those in your body, Grayson says. The RFID chip isnt the only technology being used. I wouldn't want to live without them," he says. "Having different cards and tokens verifying your identity to a bunch of different systems just doesn't make sense," he says. 13 Best Yoga Mats That'll Get You Through Your Toughest Workouts. Workers will need assurances the chip is healthy, can't be hacked, and its information is private, he says. Malcolm Brabant has been a special correspondent for the PBS Newshour since 2015. But skeptics warn of dire implications for privacy and ethics. Why Swedes are inserting microchips into their bodies Its time for Congress to act, Jill Biden, Sonia Sotomayor to make appearance at New York museum together, Supreme Court to consider overruling Chevron doctrine, Janet Grissom, former aide to Mitch McConnell, dies, Congress sets sights on lowering health costs, Bidens plan to address migrant surge may make it worse, No, Federal Home Loan Banks didnt cause the SVB collapse, Even in these modern times, its not easy to land on the moon, The problems facing VA modernization are bigger than its software systems. In the 1990s, the Swedish government invested in providing fast Internet services for its citizens and gave tax breaks to companies that provided their workers with home computers. Experts contend consumers will latch onto chips before companies do. Ten years ago, employees didnt look at corporate e-mail over the weekend. The tiny, grain-of-rice-size RFID (radio frequency identification) chip opens doors with a wave of your hand in front of a chip reader.