How can this be?

How can this be?

chip-copyI watched a news video yesterday about the new microchip that has been developed to hold all of our medical information on it.  Hmmmm, I have some reservations about this.  Although I am a firm supporter of medical advancements, the idea of an electronic device being implanted in me is unsettling.  Yes, I know pacemakers and similar devices are used all the time, but I categorize them in a different column of life giving.

I saw a commercial last year about the guy who walks into the convenience store and begins putting things in his pocket, then leaves and a scanner rings up his purchases and bills his credit card.  Same type of situation, all the credit information was implanted on a chip.

Don’t be fooled that this is science fiction!  Thirty years a go I sat with a group of high level bankers who told me a wild story of driving up to a gas station and pumping your own gas, paying at the pump with a psuedo credit card (debit cards didn’t exist then) and driving off.  Eight years later, I went to my first automated gas station.  Now it’s common practice.  These types of moves are planned generationally, we may fight it now, but that isn’t a concern, the real market is the next generation and the ones after that.

I think what concerns me is that the more information we make electronic and assessable, the easier for ANYONE it is to collect information.  Look how easy it has gotten to crack wifi signals, credit card databases, etc.

Besides, what else does this chip do?

I would really like to hear your opinions about this and how you feel.  Is it cool with you or are you nervous?  What about your kids (whether you have them now or not)?


About the Author

“Become the architect of your life and there will be no dream you cannot build.” And in a nutshell, I believe it all comes down to knowing how things work. So with this in mind, I’ve developed my consulting, speaking and seminar business around my love for neuro-science and brain technologies and have been certified by the best trainers in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Emotion Freedom Technique, Hyno-Therapy and Time Line Therapy. All of this, so I can bring an arsenal of techniques to every speaking engagement, every client session and every person I touch on the street. You can enjoy some very interesting videos and audios on my website at http://innerarchitects.com I have a number of projects that I am involved with and will share details of each throughout my blog. Currently, I am very excited about my new book “Rebuilt with Purpose, get ready for the ride of your life” which will be the first in the “Rebuilt” series. It’s being published by Morgan James Publishing and due out near the first of the year. Its website is www.rebuiltwithpurpose.com. As an active philanthropist and member of Olive Crest, Habit for Humanity, National Geographic, The World Wildlife Fund, Greenpeace and The Red Cross, I have set my targets to give back and help those around me. My greatest personal achievement is the directing of “The Mercer Foundation” which is dedicated to the betterment of the planet through ecological conservation and education. This came about through my activities in marketing properties in Costa Rica and Mexico (www.paradisesbestproperty.com) something I still continue because it is an area everyone should experience at least once. I am designing my new home in Costa Rica and will be living there, at least part of the year.