Microchips get under the skin of technophile Swedes


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 16 May 2018

A man implants a chip with a help of a syringe during a chip implant event in Epicenter, a technological hub in Stockholm on January 18, 2018. An electronic implant inserted under the skin to replace keys, business cards and train tickets: in Sweden, it is a reality for some thousands of reckless, eager for novelties and indifferent to the potential dangers of the intrusion of technology. / AFP PHOTO / Jonathan NACKSTRAND

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