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Swedish workers get microchipped

Volunteers let work get under their skin in a biohacking experiment with ramifications for the future

Published Fri, Apr 7, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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HOW would you feel about having a microchip implanted in your hand to make things more convenient at work?

In Sweden, some workers are actually volunteering to do just that, electing to have a chip the size of a grain of rice implanted in their bodies to help them unlock doors, operate printers, open storage lockers and even buy smoothies with the wave of their hand, according to an Associated Press report.

Epicenter, a digital hub in Stockholm that houses more than 300 startups and innovation labs for larger compa…

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