From touchless technology to human microchipping

 
None of the futurists could predict two decades ago that computers would so quickly be replaced by tablets and mobile phones become much smarter than computers. It took barely 10 years when first tablets and touch-phones came up and imagine how personal these items. Today's trends already show that mobile devices are moving towards touch-less and contact-less technology. FeliCa chips, for example, are successfully used in mobile devices for proximity detection of user's ID. The chip can hold all the necessary information about the user, including identification details, bank accounts, users personal information and even keys from his/her house, car, etc.

However, in my opinion, these kind of chips will become more organic in the nearest future. "VeriChip" is the only human-implantable microchip approved by US government and its manufacturing and marketing started in 2010. Having a size of smaller than a grain the chips can be implanted into the human body and there are already thousands of people in the world with such chips implanted in their hands. It is hard to imagine the limitations of functions that this tiny chip can hold. It can be linked to the database that holds the individual data, medical records, bank account information, etc. People will no longer need ID cards, driving licenses and credit cards.
Human micro-chipping will also open the new horizons for businesses.

Marketing will become even more personalized than ever before. Each customer will leave its footprint making a purchase or even just visiting the place of interest. Based on the actions, decisions and even reactions of each customer marketers can easily find out all the detailed information about each customer: their age, health status, bank account, interests, likes and dislikes, etc. The videos below show how human micro-chipping can make our lives easier. However there is a question about privacy and if any of us in fact want to share all the personal information. Of course “No” would be the answer of majority of us. But the most important question comes next: Can any of us escape the next stage of evolution of technology?