Swedish start-up company, Epicenter, has created scannable, digital implants that can confirm one’s vaccination status using a smartphone. The invention includes a pre-programmed scannable implant inserted just beneath the skin and relies on “near-field communication” (NFC) that phones already use to send data for various activities, such as making payments. The company’s Chief Disruption Officer, Hannes Sjoblad, said that … Continue reading Microchipping technology can track your COVID vaccination status (and other digital details) with a simple phone scan
Swedish startup introduces implantable microchip that can store a COVID passport under your skin
Epicenter, a Stockholm-based startup, recently introduced a microchip that can contain personal identification like the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) passport and can be implanted under the human skin. The company noted that the implant can be read by any device using a near-field communication protocol technology that is already widely available: They are currently used for contactless payments … Continue reading Swedish startup introduces implantable microchip that can store a COVID passport under your skin
Companies begin planting microchips under employees’ skin
The technology has been around for some years now, but the use of RFID (radio-frequency identification) chips and other beneath-the-skin implants has only recently become more widespread. A high-tech office complex in Sweden is now offering tenants' staff the option of having a small RFID chip implanted in one's wrist that allows certain functions in … Continue reading Companies begin planting microchips under employees’ skin
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