Thursday, October 12, 2006

Young shoppers want to pay with chip in skin

I saw this article on the DrudgeReport and boy it is quite scary to me how our young people are willing to accept such an idea. Keep in mind, we already have PayPass available to many bankcards and having a chip in your hand is just a logical step.

"Some customers are willing to have microchip implants as a means of paying in stores, a report out today says. Teenagers are more open to the idea of having a high-tech shopping experience, the Tomorrow's Shopping World report suggests. Around 8 per cent of 13 to 19-year-olds were open to the idea of microchip implants while 16 per cent wanted trolleys to be fitted with SatNav systems."

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