People Are Turning Their Fingers into Smart Wallets, and It's a Nightmare for Some

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If you’ve ever used Apple Pay or Google Wallet to pay for your groceries without carrying cash or cards, you’ve been exposed to the marvels of NFC technology and what it can do for us. But did you know that some people are taking one step further, opening doors with just a hand motion, or exchanging information by just beeping their arm? The future is already here with many people getting a chip implanted in their body. What are the risks and benefits? And what happens when something goes horribly wrong? Let’s get into it!
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[@rigged9734]

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[@alexanisnotwise5123]

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[@darealestrobin]

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[@realsquirtlecat]

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[@21warmasters]

If ghost in the shell has taught us anything is that being able to connect to the internet with your mind is awesome but having your mind hacked is not

[@no2party]

I was thinking the same thing. Plus the more crutches you have the more they hurt when they get kicked out from underneath you.

[@TheCommanderTaco]

And MGS4 taught us smart guns will eventually get hacked and make their way to the black market lol.

[@jwhite5008]

those series always rubbed me the wrong way by the total lack of security - or at least the security being rather laughable and totally inadequate. the worst part being that people are so reckless with their digital devices and data today that it almost may be possible tomorrow...

[@TorchicNidoran1994]

@@no2party but a six inch blade never loses reception

[@serPomiz]

this. I would love for a bluethoot/whatever connection from ear to mp3player, but I'm absoluty not in thefiel of listening to whatever is the next version of the rickroll 24-7...

[@Yukiharuwu]

honestly maybe even just RFIDs being integrated into common accessories like bracelets, watches, necklaces, or something common you'd probably wear all the time, but isn't too small to lose, would be much safer

[@jwenting]

@IamMarius the ankle bands given to criminals with house arrest are a good example :)

[@SgtSupaman]

That's what I was thinking this entire video. Why get something implanted into my hand if I could just have inserted into a glove or a bracelet? I would be able to do exactly the same things that the implanters do, with the benefit of not having to worry about drawbacks of sticking technology under my skin.

[@FMAiscool]

Apple Watch and other smart watches do that already

[@bellaPadme]

my wallet has RFID

[@eh9618]

@@SgtSupaman we did see a smart pistol that requires a glove so it might be a better idea

[@NoxAtlas]

Maybe I'm too old-fashioned but I always go by the rule "don't put something inside your body if it's not for medical purposes!" The thought of getting my body or brain getting hacked is absolutely horrifying to me

[@Vatronn]

yeah fr they can just be images in you or something

[@random_bs_goo9154]

I share the same ideology despite being a genZ

[@SpaceAddress]

Question: Do piercings count? It's technically in your body.

[@NoxAtlas]

@Some Commenter Who Might Make Videos In The Future Honestly, piercings are a grey area for me. They're not implants, and you can take them off if you get an infection or an allergic reaction to the material. I'm talking about implants as accessories (for example: small metal balls inside your arms or horns on your forehead), unnecessary plastic surgery, etc. If something goes wrong, you can't just take it out like a piercing.

[@wisso0]

agreed

[@JillofTrades]

Imagine if our heart had a chip and we get a notification on our phones, saying "Your trial is about to expire in 3 days."

[@istp1967]

My I.T. Professor has a banner in his office that says, "Toolishness is Foolishness". When I asked him what it meant, he said that although modern technology is pretty impressive and convenient; we must Never, Ever become reliant on it too much and we must always Maintain our Personal Independence on technology.

[@benji45645]

IT techs are all paranoid and privacy-obsessed, and it makes perfect sense because they see all the duct tape holding fancy software together. I did IT part-time for a few years, and it got me to become much more skeptical of "magical" technology.

[@nuclearcatbaby1131]

I find it easier to do a lot of math in my head than to bother with a clunky calculator.

[@averydoesstuff]

@@benji45645 While I'm not an IT Tech, I am also paranoid & privacy-obsessed when it comes to using modern technology (the idea of a fully-automated "smart home" seriously frightens me. I even actively avoid Google, Amazon, & FB products when reasonable). What I do understand (more than I'd like) is how & why so many digital algorithms (often from behemoth corporations) are downright malicious & sadistic. I'm disgusted that people get money from any semblance of my personal information, so I've purposely input very little personal information of me on anything web-based.

[@Gentlemenpickleesq.]

A wise man

[@aboringdyst0pia]

@@benji45645 I work in IT and we tend to say: "The difference between a tech enthusiast and an IT professional is that a techie wants everything to be 'smart'. A real professional has a 10 year old printer and a shotgun next to it in case the printer makes any wierd noises.

[@benji45645]

Imo the scariest thing about hand chips, specifically, is the same thing we fear about germs. Our hands touch all kinds of places throughout the day, and if someone found a way to compromise the chip, you might get compromised without even realizing because the hacking device could feasibly be any electronic you bring your hand near. Right now it's a bit of a gimmick, but as these become more capable, I'd bet there will be more and more security concerns.

[@memesfromdeepspace1075]

Our paper money is more dirty than toilet seat

[@armind4555]

@@memesfromdeepspace1075 That's why I wash my cash in the sink /s

[@LilacMonarch]

@@armind4555 I put mine in the washing machine, but people tell me that's illegal for some reason....

[@pedroff_1]

Yeah, I'd totally put it in a place you can't touch stuff that accidentally, and also which isn't as bad if it get infected. Honestly, near the elbow seems like a good compromise of these factors, IMO

[@monad_tcp]

@@armind4555 that's why I trade all cash for something actually real, like gold

[@khighabisi6605]

At a previous employer they scanned our fingerprints to grant us access to the building (which also tracked our hours). The canteen had a machine the scanned your finger, accepted cash and placed credits to that cash to your account. To buy from the canteen, you'd scan your fingers. This was in 2014. There's absolutely no reason for an intrusive operation for this functionality.

[@Lynxdusk]

How about that fingerprint that can mimic 50% of all fingerprints? Or if your fingerprint is stolen?

[@rootbrian4815]

@@Lynxdusk It's real difficult to clone a fingerprint. It's not like you see on television, and the biometric systems use heat, not just plain prints. So it's thermal.

[@slushy7292]

Disney world in florida uses this as well to allow entry into parks and billing food to your hotel room

[@CrusaderMan-vf7hf]

⁠@@Lynxduskbrother it isn’t James Bond lol, you can’t just clone it

[@stephweasenforth7891]

I worked at a local hospital, and two of the security measures for staff were badges and prints, depending on the staff member and what they were trying to unlock. It was mostly badges, but I did notice a few computers in each treatment area with print scanners. Unfortunately I was just EVS, so I never got to see what all the print scanners did, but the badges were cool too.

[@cubeheadexists]

1952: we will have immortality and time machines in 2022 2022: locks on ice cream, self-infecting fingers, pink sauce.

[@jermainekngdom3154]

I rather lose a wallet than a hand. If a person is desperate enough they will take your hand or just clone the chip.

[@valletas]

How would they know that you have a chip in your hand though?

[@katrinascarlet5637]

​@@valletas people that desperate can easily watch you check out at Starbucks. Just wait for someone to pay with their hand. Victim will be so concerned about the hand that they'll worry about the bank account later.

[@yivunqp963]

And it is already happening.

[@pedroff_1]

@@katrinascarlet5637 Well, isn't this "give me your card or I'll cut off your hand" but with extra steps?

[@kirapink80]

or make a software which automically becomes invalid if your hand is cut off or stolen. so no one will do it since there's no point.

[@ktktktktktktkt]

3:50 I'm no medical expert but I don't think that's how you get a staph infection. You don't get it from your body reacting to generic foreign bodies such as the implanted chips in this case. You get it from the specific foreign body, the staphylococcus bacterium.

[@wolvenar]

Yeah it would have to have been carried with the foreign body or introduced at the implant site. However it's also possible that the implant continually irritates the area and creates irregular tissue growth/death or even cancers.

[@azalago]

Yup, you are exactly right. And guess what the most commonly found bacteria on human skin is? The implantation was probably not done with appropriate sterile technique.

[@JustANoob1]

I think it was an improperly coated chip or the disinfection solution removed the bio-safe layer.

[@samuraiboi2735]

@@wolvenar i thought it was mostly some allergic reaction cus some metal stuff can also cause allergic reaction i assume

[@samuraiboi2735]

@@JustANoob1 i think second one is more possible

[@Zythria]

Agreed. I will stay implant free for as long as I can. So many things can and will go wrong with it.

[@gotgunpowder]

ok, boomer

[@LambentLark]

When I was a kid, my grandma told me this would happen. She said it was how the devil would mark people. It would someday be used against human kind and begin the downfall of mankind. I thought she was a bit crazy and had spent too much time rereading the same book over and over. Who would put stuff inside them to keep from carrying a wallet? Fast forward 50 years and here we are. Was grandma crazy?

[@Kyiv_georgaphy83]

same

[@flipptheflapjack2535]

It's written in the book of revelations. Look it up. Great comparison to the 21st century

[@thereseemstobeenanerror1219]

Kind of. The book makes several predictions that are just vague enough. So that you can swap all of our modern technology into it. Meanwhile when that book was written I'm certain they had different ideas of what the devil marking people meant.

[@LambentLark]

@@thereseemstobeenanerror1219 Not a band wagon I would jump on anyway but, it does makes me wonder. See, I've been around enough to realize, the only thing I do know, is there is so much we don't know.

[@jessavillegas6549]

Its the Mark of the Beast

[@Fayanora]

I cannot fathom why, even if it was risk free, anyone would ever want one of those things in their body.

[@arisen_gg]

Exactly, i would rather wear something like ring which can store or collect data them implanting

[@chilomine839]

Because people too dazzled by the idea of futurist technology and have no capacity to think rationally.

[@aquaplush7531]

It’s just… Gross? I don’t know why, it just feels really icky to me. I’m never getting a chip, no matter what, at least not inside of me.

[@amandapanda5087]

Me neither

[@FluteMan10000]

S H I N Y L I G H T S I N M Y B O D Y

[@erictaylor5462]

It might seem silly to have your hand misplaced or stolen, but as an amputee, I can tell you it CAN happen. I worry someone might steal my leg. Just keep in mind, a prosthetic limb can't be sold on e-bay. It is worthless to anyone other than the amputee who owns it. So don't steal an amputee's limb, ever. Not even if you are a racoon.

[@vexvesper]

i beg to differ. i know plenty of car salesmen that charge an arm AND a leg. im sure they would be legal tender in those situations xD

[@DpDepresso]

I've heard of people losing their legs/arms even eyes on amusement park rides. I always feel bad because sometimes they don't get them back and prosthetics aren't anywhere near cheap :(

[@thatDUDEfromMAINE]

should be *unless* you are a raccon.

[@luvondarox]

Absolute ignorant question: are prosthetics only valuable to the owner because they're custom-tailored nowadays? Or do they have, like, a serial number or something on them?

[@iCarus_A]

@@luvondarox it's probably custom-molded so that it has the exact right height for the amputee, especially in the case of a prosthetic leg. The socket for you to wear them is probably also customized for each client to fit whatever wound caused the amputation. A different amputee may have a hard time using a prosthetic not made for them. There's probably a serial number/license on them, but when was the last time a serial number stopped anyone from selling anything?

[@Simon_Electric]

It's the "Mark of the Beast" I will never. My phone is good enough.

[@vincentschult1725]

Great video! I would have also loved a mention of possible implications in case of a medical emergency. I know that in Germany, in some cases even tattooed patients are not allowed to undergo certain medical procedures because of potentially magnetic inks in their tattoo. What would happen if you have a chip or magnet implant and the doctors therefore refuse to give you an MRI which could save your life?

[@zebraloverbridget]

In the US, you might be discouraged from getting an MRI if you are unsure of the ink used for your tattoos, but they'd still do one regardless in an emergency. Worst case scenario, a color from your tattoo gets forcefully removed and you have to wait for the tattoo to heal again. It might hurt worse than getting the tattoo since it would happen all at once, but it wouldn't be life threatening. However, certain inks can cause issues with xrays in that they might reduce the clarity of the image. They make you take off printed tshirts or pants (even if they have no metal) for the same reason.

[@eh9618]

I have some concerns about it besides the users health...Imagine someone hiding a reader under a desk of something and someone with a chip puts their hand on it... accidentally transferring all their Money to reader's owner without them knowing. Now imagine it something like that but in walls or countertops, or if there's a possibility of small readers, inside handle bars..you would need to worry where you place your hand/where your implant is at all times

[@DpDepresso]

This happens at my job currently with phones and tapable cards. Some people accidentally tap through their wallet, accidentally tap their phones or their watch. It's concerning how large the field seems to be to pick up someone holding their wallet to grab their card. Imagine having it in your hand 😬

[@sfsin3380]

I've seen two none scam examples of the problems with these things. 1 once had a cashier accidentally pay for my purchase with their watch. 2 I once had my card out to pay only for the read pick it up before the cashier was done. My card was a good foot away from the reader. Neither of these where a big deal but still.

[@SDayle]

That already happens with contactless cards.

[@dr.velious5411]

Welcome to the future of pickpocketing

[@foxooverlord]

imagine shaking hands with someone and you t ransfer all your money to them

[@regularman6328]

Seems like a pointless thing to do. Smart homes can be operated from your smartphone. I can lock and unlock my house for guests even if I’m not there. I can see all around my house, and get notifications when someone pulls in the driveway. All without having a glass capsule injected into my skin. Just seems creepy, and completely unnecessary. Also what’s the difference in tapping your phone to pay, vs tapping your finger?

[@ribertfranhanreagen9821]

No need to charge. Or bring phone. Device is on yourself basicly. And with this kind of tech I doubt you need to tap. Thinking about it is enough

[@gearshift7174]

@@ribertfranhanreagen9821 for the most part everyone brings their phones everywhere and charging it isnt a hassle just plug it in when you go to bed

[@dwavenminer]

@@gearshift7174 lots of people want to maximize thier laziness, why bother critically thinking when tech can do it for you...(see all tech-bros)

[@memesfromdeepspace1075]

In the end market Will the judge....if enough people like this teknologi people Will use it .....at first people think put more screen to your phone is useless but look now full screen is the king ....and efectifnes is the key

[@prestigeicathius4660]

Same reason why smart homes even existed. Rather than rummaging in your bag/pocket for your keys and inserting it into a keyhole when you can just find your phone instead and tap it on a scanner or unlock it through an app. Now the owner can just take away the object needed and just simply tap/wave their hand at whatever to unlock their homes. A simple matter of progression really. Heck, before smart homes even became a thing people thought it was weird to have homes be technologically accessible when the concept of lock and key was already deemed the best and yet here we are now.

[@TopSecretManga]

Dude, he paid $50 to get a chip in his hand? They'll have to pay me to do the same and I still won't do it.

[@Levittchen4G]

They'd have to pay me 1 Million and I would cut it out the next day

[@turbojurpo]

Whya

[@lapiswolf2780]

A. Benefits: Risks: Irritation, bruising, infection, tracking. B. Everytime I think of these chip implantations, I can't help but think of the idea of the Mark of the Beast.

[@resourcedragon]

Let's just say I'm not sold on the idea of a chip implant yet. My smart watch is, for me, a good compromise - I've got it with me all the time and I use it for almost all payments. I'm old enough that I don't always remember my mobile telephone/want it with me but I'm used to wearing a watch, so the watch doesn't get forgotten.

[@monad_tcp]

I'm going to put the chip on my shoes. I don't usually forget to wear shoes. But one time I did, it was funny when I was at the office barefooted.

[@kdhfjsdjhkf7365]

@@monad_tcp you’re a cool person

[@glassofwater281]

@@monad_tcp I always at least have socks on when I'm not in bed or the shower

[@holomatic1549]

Then there's the other side of the spectrum, stuff like 10:19, plug via bluetooth or wifi, get instant keyboard features without a physical keyboard, potentially the same with a mouse. Now that. THAT I would have. Imagine not stopping there, you can have those features to control your phone, mobile gaming would bloom even higher than it already has, and since they don't store data (or at least I wouldn't make them do), hacking on them would be next to useless.

[@JayOhm]

@@holomatic1549 Well, they don't need to store data, your brain does. Would have to be careful to avoid committing thoughtcrimes (or just thinking stuff you don't want to share) when someone could be eavesdropping. People have trouble with that already, with their phones, imagine what happens when you don't even have to create that "passwords.txt" any more. Seriously, though, I can't wait for the "mind reading" tech too. It would go very nicely with wide-FOV augmented reality headsets in a "normal glasses" form factor, which we are likely to see for sale in a few years. (Or even in "scleral contact lens" form factor, if we are lucky, Mojo Vision even had a working prototype and started on medical certification before deciding to shelve the project for now for financial reasons.) And with even wider spread of IoT, it coud get even better, you'd only need to look at something to get any info you need from it and send commands. And on a less practical note, I am quite excited about "naturally" controlling things like an extra pair of hands. (Or not extra, if you got unlucky before.) Or in VR, fully controlling a character that has telekinesis or other mental powers, or has wings or other extra appendages or isn't antropomorphic at all (or all of that at once, even).

[@starblast16]

My body is too sensitive for implants like that. It would drive me nuts.

[@alexdasliebe5391]

Don’t get it implanted in your testicles!

[@OrangeSpaceNewt]

This makes me wonder if they have surgical steel options if any other forms of metal won't work well

[@kathleenking47]

Jesus talked about something in the RIGHT HAND, or FOREHEAD

[@nate6045]

I have 2 implants attached to my sacral nerve. After a while you forget they are there.

[@vexvesper]

@@nate6045 just like wearing a watch or a collar

[@Cman04092]

So, instead of a trend of theft where they steal your keys/wallets or even steal a wareable, now the criminal will just cut off your hand, and use your own hand to enter you're house. Mark my words, this will happen eventually. The first case will probably be in Flordia, lol. Flordia man be crazy. Either that, or they'll just find a way to hack it, lol.

[@benjamingesinski9170]

I've mentioned how I thought having a chip that can let you surf the web in your mind might be a bad idea. Mostly because with how many people constantly look at their phones even while they're driving. If people like that were able to browse the internet with their minds, there could be a lot more accidents on the road.

[@JayOhm]

Luckily, the self-driving tech will probably be ready by the time those implants are available to consumers.

[@rimuru2035]

@@JayOhm Assuming either actually becomes an actual thing available to consumers and cheap enough where anyone with basic financial management skills can easily afford both.

[@JayOhm]

@@rimuru2035 Eh, self-driving taxis are a thing already, will be be production-ready in a few years' time. I'm looking forward to them replacing taxi drivers at least in big cities fairly soon, making taxi cheaper (and safer) to use and hopefully getting rid of a large portion of the personal cars. It will spread almost everywhere, eventually, just a matter of time. And regarding the neurolink, it's just a matter of figuring out tiny biocompatible electrodes, ones that won't get rejected by the immune system. I found out about blind people getting bionic eye implants, to replace their damaged or lost eyes with cameras, quite a while back. That was just b/w and at very low resolutions, and lasted only for some years, but it let people see again, and it wasn't new even then. (The first working bionic eye was implanted in 2009 if I'm not mistaken.) And yes, I believe this will become available to consumers sooner or later, even if not quite as widespread as the smartphones, and the horizon probably is a bit further than with self-driving cars.

[@pinastubljar]

Can't imagine what those implants could do to people with ADHD and the sort

[@JayOhm]

@@pinastubljar Hmm, could actually help I imagine. Could detect that you are getting distracted, and whack you right back on track by throwing your todo/remnders list (or whatever you use to stay organized) right in your face. Could also take notes instantly before you get the chance to forget the information. ADHD really requires an external "support system" to function "normally", and with that you could have it built in and deeply integrated.

[@samuelantoniocastillomeza5034]

Jesus. Just keep using a credit card or be more cautious on not forgetting your passwords (note them somewhere). Things keep getting more dystopian.

[@athelynisalazydirtyhippie4495]

Amen. Wall-e predicted the future.

[@bucketofsunshine6366]

Exactly. I don’t even have my pay info on my phone. I'm only 40 but I'm already turning into a crotchety old person, refusing the new tech and waving my cane at the future.

[@raijuko]

People often forget, technology often fails us. Any random bug on one of those guns, can mean life or death for the user if they are in a tight spot. Technology is only great when it actually works

[@darklight6921]

seems like i can wear a bracelet with this chip inside.

[@athelynisalazydirtyhippie4495]

Exactly, or a ring. I wouldn't want to have it inside my body.

[@cashhmere3449]

I said the exact same thing

[@ry4837]

The idea is that u can’t lose it and it’s easier cuz u dont have to have to bring it with u ever where, says that in like the first 5 seconds of the video

[@thorin1045]

installing chips in a hacker convention? what next, going to the seedy part of the town entering a badly lit shop with neon sign and shady looking characters and getting a tattoo? oh, wait, that is the normal way for that...

[@ArDeeMee]

I once watched a crime show in which a family all had trackers implanted into their wrists, because they were super rich and kind of paranoid. When their son was kidnapped they thought „oh well“, secure in the knowledge that the police could easily track him down. A few hours later a ransom letter got dropped off at their door, with a bloody bag containing a certain tracking chip inside. All they ever achieved was getting their son sliced open with a pocket knife. These chips can be quite easily located.

[@swampcooler8332]

"yOu WoUlDn'T dOwNlOaD a CaR!" No, but now you can download your keys

[@idanthyrsus6887]

All you need is a social credit score and your leash is complete.

[@Failedprodegy42]

Like smartphones aren't already a leash. What's easier, forcefully dragging everyone in to get chipped or smartphones? We take them everywhere with us and line up to get newest one.

[@alihorda]

@@Failedprodegy42 you can have the mental fortitude to not use your smartphone in your every waking moment.. but easier to blame everyone else

[@lokiwartooth1138]

Exactly

[@rootbrian4815]

And that isn't happening.

[@JD-fx9ly]

It's become apparent to me as someone who works with technology (Not specifically IT, though as an automotive technician it still applies) that the techie and the person who actually has to work on the tech tend to have very different opinions on the same things. Most IT dudes I know tend to be extremely wary of newer technology, I believe it's because they understand it more than most and understand it's risks and failings. It's like whenever I talk to friends or carguys they tend to be very impressed by all the bells and whistles that come on 2020-2022 models, meanwhile I won't drive anything like that (I prefer late 1990s, early 2000's builds) They ask why I'd want something that old and I have a few answers, but it boils down to "Ease of repair, there's a lack of electronics to go wrong, and security reasons" I understand what comes with having a whole smart setup in a vehicle, and I want nothing to do with that. Same reason I usually don't carry a phone, I don't feel like being tracked 24/7, it's creepy.

[@youraveragesinner5474]

Reminds me of a post I saw some time ago Tech enthusiasts: ~my entire house us smart uwu~ Tech workers: The ONLY piece of technology in MY HOUSE is a printer, and I keep a GUN next to it so I can shoot it whenever it makes a noise I don't recognise!

[@mareksinister]

Wow, pulling out my phone to pay is so hard. I need to put a microchip in my body. Bruh.

[@fenrirgg]

Remember that movie where a prisoners is awaken in the future? and to access the exit of the prison the guy rips the eye of the doctor (the cornea was scanned by the locker), so yeah, I'm afraid of that kind of technologies where criminals have to use parts of your body to access things.

[@SDayle]

This is just a contactless card. It can be cloned with just a tap.

[@the_once-and-future_king.]

Demolition Man

[@fenrirgg]

@@the_once-and-future_king. yes, that one 😅

[@rootbrian4815]

@@SDayle Can't easily clone a desfire ev1 or ev2 tag. Difficult to clone a plus tag. Some ultralights can't even be erased/reset, or copied. LOL Yes, those are *all* mifare type NFC tags.

[@bruhseriously2698]

Smart guns are all fun and games until there's a malfunction during a critical moment

[@bloody4558]

Smart guns are for unskilled weaklings

[@lokiwartooth1138]

Or someone hacks it

[@uchinanchuu58]

Or your spouse is home during a home invasion and can't fire your gun in self defense because only you can.

[@lokiwartooth1138]

@@uchinanchuu58 exactly. Firearms are meant to keep the tyrants in check. You think they will give you access to that if they have the control?? Um no!! They are trying to take guns now imagine if we give them more control. No thank you. As a wise man once said “from my cold dead hands”

[@RabdoInternetGuy]

12:28 hmmm, that could be very valuable to the military, as then captured weapons cant be used, but then you'd have to chip your own troops so

[@awakenedcrowl]

"I don't have any cash with me. Can you lend me a hand?" - gets a whole different meaning now.

[@cydragon2.099]

No matter what i am not injecting any chip or tech into my body due to thinking of so many ways that things can go downhill

[@tek87]

We're getting into the cyberpunk era. It starts with chips in our fingers and tomorrow we'll be replacing our spines.

[@FrostBiteArt]

S A N D E V I S T A N

[@raijuko]

Dale Gribble was right all along! Lol for real some of these chips can be tracked I'm sure. You really think Korea isn't gonna use these to track the people they oppress?

[@alexbarnes1190]

as someone who experienced hand trauma at a very young age from an incident with glass, putting a glass tube in your hand sounds like one of the scariest things you could ever do.

[@livesinsewersirl]

prank to pull on a chip user: pinch their chip as hard as you can

[@ArDeeMee]

Depends on the glass. Fiberglass is pretty flexible, but I don’t know whether you could size it up enough to put a small chip into it…

[@alexbarnes1190]

@@ArDeeMee dont fall asleep first at the sleepover, Imma put a glass ampule inside ur hand

[@ArDeeMee]

@@alexbarnes1190 =D

[@niklasclaro9793]

​@@livesinsewersirlyou most likely would not feel much, depending on where the chip is.

[@redjay.]

Imagine someone playing mario kart with just their hand and a chip in their eye that causes them to see mario kart. "Turn left" "HEY! WHY DID YOU FLIP ME OFF!? YOU TRYINA START SOMETHIN!?"

[@NorthshireGaming]

I guess the RFID/NFC thing would be somewhat practical, but the other stuff is almost too dystopian to believe it's already happened. What happens if the thing you needed a gun to stop had at their disposal the ability to disable your ability to resist. What's next, neural implants that make sure you're not thinking the wrong things?

[@bridgette5200]

I would like notifications on the neural chip if my fiance was having impure thoughts 😂😂😂

[@Tilvent]

@@bridgette5200 i feel bad about your fiance, jesus christ

[@runed0s86]

@@William0271 Toxic relationships are indeed a joke and should not be allowed.

[@jwhite5008]

There is also a not-so-fun consequence in that future thieves instead of stealing your wallet will cut off your hand - probably even if you DON'T have a chip there because how would they know if you do?

[@SDayle]

This is just a contactless card. Thieves just need to tap on it and it's done.

[@RADIS370]

@@SDayle There is probably a pin.

[@JustAGlitchFL]

@@SDayle this isn't cloneable...

[@givememychannelback5425]

They would have a reader that would sense the chip

[@hardcodedsoftware4212]

What????? Are you insane?

[@povertytv1848]

Him: "You notice something strange that scares you" My brain: "It's moving and taking over your body"

[@SmilePlanet]

Imagine having neuralink and thinking about winning the game and the device wins for you

[@shaider1982]

All the issues with biocompatibilty aside, this is still a bad idea since you'll need to get surgery everytime you upgrade the hardware.

[@knox7945]

Give it several years and people can be hacked.

[@velvetdarksoul8741]

@@knox7945 this reeks of people who never saw Ghost in Shell, that one episode of Futurama or haven't played Digimon Cyber Slueth Hackers memory

[@memesfromdeepspace1075]

The answer is the device is outside .look ear implant for deaf people.the main device in outside the body

[@LilacMonarch]

Personally I would prefer a wearable instead of implanting directly into the body. Glove, wristband, ring, whatever, those would be MUCH easier to replace when hardware improves.

[@rabbit0664]

@@velvetdarksoul8741 Us Ark players are used to it. Jokes aside yeah. I don't want some random person taking my body for a ride

[@brookearnold3609]

So it uses NFC tech, eh? ...I can turn my body into a Nintendo Amiibo

[@TechnologyGeek862]

yup 😆

[@Tindiil]

I'm not a fan of the normalization of this tech. It's a shame people don't take a step back and look at cyber security as a whole. This is a slippery slope and some people are jumping head first into the abyss.

[@FluteMan10000]

I have had a Dangerous Things implant in my hand for two years now, as of this month. I got it installed at a very professional body modification specialist shop, who had previous experience with installing similar products. I have only had positive experiences with my implant- for the most part, it's simply a convenience in my day to day life. I programmed a Samsung deadbolt to accept the RFID in my hand to unlock the front door to my house, for example. Also, it lights up when it's scanned, which is probably my favorite part. This kind of body modification obviously has potential for harm due to negligence in the install or use process, but I personally did about a month worth of reading and studying regarding the product before I decided to "take the plunge." Would I do it again? Yes, in a heartbeat. It's been one of my favorite luxury/cosmetic purchases I've made in my life and totally worth it.

[@deadmanstoolbox]

ah yes, NFC chipped guns. Buggy tech is EXACTLY the thing I want for a device in which it's absolutely critical that it functions properly the one time I need it to

[@confusedspetznaz4030]

Me after playing mgs 4: Yeah that might be bad. specially when the fsb wants to hire me again. Plus I am afraid that it will glitch and accidentally get locked in the middle of a firefight.

[@lokiwartooth1138]

Plus if ever needed for a tyranny ooops we turned all those off

[@EdinMike]

The UK has been using contactless payment for almost 15 years now, which is why I found it bizarre when I went to the states in 2018 and most places were still using signature ! I hadn’t even signed my card…

[@RowletGod69]

I tried using Apple Pay and I was required to sign because I was visiting from the USA. I was so confused because I was able to use my card freely in the Dominican Republic

[@alihorda]

what do you mean by signature? checks?

[@jhoughjr1]

No-one signs their cards here. Its a great way for whoever steals your card to forge your signature.

[@StephenMatrese]

I got an NFC card in 2007 in the USA, but it did not have an EMV chip

[@sophierobinson2738]

I haven’t signed my cards in years?

[@demaszstyo9644]

Man-made horror beyond my comprehension

[@yland6003]

Mmm I think the privacy concerns are extremely valid. I work at Disneyworld and the magic band system is used for a lot more than what you think. Some examples include personalized show elements, monitoring foot traffic, and for acquiring attraction wait times. Your data is valued and can be extracted in many ways without you knowing. (Magic bands are just NFC chips on your wrist, they only store one number that is connected to your “profile”)

[@liasanma1665]

Come on, they will tell us that it's totally safe and effective! People will flock to it like headless chickens, again ;)

[@HexproofAnarchist]

Yup

[@Levittchen4G]

The way they told us asbestos was save to use as artificial snow, or that ingesting small amounts of uranium paint made your cheeks a pretty pink.

[@henryg8075]

This video came out around the same time Forgottenweapons made a video on Armitix smart pistol. It's a good video on how it works and why it went bad.

[@jwenting]

And why they're a bad idea overall. Can't pass the gun to someone near you who has a better shot at the bad guy for example.

[@lokiwartooth1138]

The second amendment was to stop tyranny so let’s give them the means to control the reins.

[@immortal-ghoul]

I like my Chips, a Low Frequency in the left and High frequency in the right. Mostly use them as an access key for home, work, or even as a copy of hotel card, but also really useful when working on RFID projects

[@DJCloudy_]

I think Neuralink has great potential for assistive devices for people with disabilities, but not for people who are to lazy to even move a mouse. It could be amazing for people who have major disabilities, such as multiple amputations, blindness, deafness, and even some people with Down's syndrome who find speaking difficult. I think it's an amazing possibility for these people to integrate into society better, but not something for the general population to use as it'll just make us lazy. Think of it like a wheelchair, not a hoverboard.

[@ux.franco]

I have an NFC implant on my right hand. The technology is pretty rough and there are lots of limitations. Even with the “opening door chips” you have to have the right door lock with the right frequency so that the chip works. Chips can be read by Android phones but does not work with iPhone.

[@wilhelmdietrich8474]

I got it to work with my friends iPhone. Apparently iPhone requires you to have the app open first. So if there's a website stored, she had to have her browser open. If it's contact info, she has to have the contacts/phone app open.

[@hakimhomecent1619]

not every iPhone, my iPhone SE can only use NFC for payment, it can't be used for scanning an NFC or RFID

[@glassofwater281]

Bro I really hope this isn't very widespread

[@ux.franco]

​@@glassofwater281 It won't be for now. There is no much real use for It. If you read "Crossing The Chasm" the tech is still at Innovators stage. Watches are doing what implants do, 10 times better, and you can take the watch off. Impacts don't have a battery, so they depend on external devices to work; meaning there is no "constant reading" of things (like insulin). And for those tinfoil hats who think we're being "tracked" by this chips... Just think how much energy the GPS on your phone uses and how long does a battery the size of a phone lasts. Chip implants have less metal than a cavity repair.

[@tdoyr2119]

I’ll stick to putting chips in external accessories, thank you. I think a ring is good enough

[@raijuko]

The ring is a great idea honestly.

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

One of the best transitions into an advertisement. I've never thought of perfume as a body mod. I'm gonna wait. It's an eventual thing, but I'm no pioneer.

[@JaggedBird]

If things improve over time, I may consider getting it. Very fascinating information

[@BrooklyKnight]

I knew about the magnet one for a long while cuz of Cody's Lab, he was explaining how it can be helpful for knowing if a wire is hot or not because you can feel the resistance of the wire with the magnet in the hand.

[@akalia_07]

I've been saying this or.. thinking this... DO NOT EVER REQUEST PEOPLE TO INSERT CHIP INSIDE OF YOUR BODY.

[@Keznen]

It's sad that we have to say this.

[@DoubleStupidity]

I get the privacy concerns, but they can just steal your wallet with everything inside, which is probably harder to notice by the owner

[@livesinsewersirl]

i think a stealing a wallet is way harder than just placing a small scanner on a commonly used door handle or something to scan peoples banking info

[@SM64Machinimas]

i love how every brew video has a mention of staph

[@hakurei06]

"you're not going to hack into my brain", he says to the sentient caffeine delivery system, while holding a cup of that very CNS stimulant in his hand.

[@manuapplejuice]

10:05 I don't know why but that part of the video was so wholesome.

[@laurenparajecki1387]

I feel so bad for this person who got that staph infection. I understand the pain as I have a weird strain of MRSA that won't leave my body. But at least they were able to get help and fight off that infection

[@jacksonspitsfax4526]

They should make rings with this stuff or necklaces

[@Sovereignty3]

There are ring that you can get that has your bank info on it.

[@marymewskers2477]

I am watching this while playing ACNH, scanning one of the Hello Kitty cards in my game. :") I'd love a chip that would list my allergies and medical special needs if I was ever in an accident to emergency medical personnel. Just nervous about it being hacked, or me personally forgetting my password.

[@Sovereignty3]

In theory you could have a peoce of jewellery that has a QR code and a medical symbol on it that links to a medical page or just plain text. Tattooing it wouldn't work as well as it stretches and blurs.

[@Undertale_1111]

@@Sovereignty3 there are bracelets like that

[@Kalvinjj]

Imagine your emergency is that you lost the limb where it was implanted

[@Undertale_1111]

@@Kalvinjj oh 😶

[@marymewskers2477]

@@Kalvinjj Good ol' Murphy's Law!

[@mylespham2053]

I love your videos. I learn so much

[@KhoiruunisaRF]

Thank you for the video, it's really informative yet concerning...Thank you for the video, it's really informative yet concerning...Well, I'm with Brew for this one! I won't implant anything inside my body, no thanks! I love my body the way it is!

[@lucidmoses]

Unfortunately there is nothing magic about those devices. You can just go buy a Dev Kit for about $100 and read/write the chip directly. Usually getting the password is a bit tricky and is not really possible on most but resetting the device isn't as long as it's not a write once device that destroys the write circuit. Since he did change it, that wasn't the case.

[@skyx4122]

It’s a good day when Brew posts!!

[@S1RWats]

By the way, I know it's been a while but ... thank you to your artist for giving noses to the semi-realistic sketches of people. Far less off-putting.

[@sohigh10]

Our office building has four different tenants. And four different RFID scanners. I doubt I would ever be able to integrate enough chips to compensate for poor design and zero standardisation.

[@thatgamerboy3467]

we're slowly living in a dystopia

[@ivy4360]

Can’t you just put a chip in your ring instead?

[@vgamesx1]

Yeah exactly or you know, any smartphone maybe even smartwatch, you probably already have on you with nfc, it would be the tiniest bit less convenient.

[@oglothenerd]

[14:54] That is an old version of Ubuntu Linux! Nice to see that for a change!

[@spliffsforbreakfast]

*Brew 2077:* “Teenager receives body-mod in order to fight school bully and in turn experiences cyber-psychosis”

[@defeatSpace]

Remember kids, if you do cybernetics make sure it's pure gold or titanium...

[@justabunny999]

I had 2 titanium steel pins in my elbow, didnt ever notice them, they even got removed easy, one with operation one got pulled out no pain. Got to say if they reach human deus ex levels and have titanium arm knives i would take 2.

[@sophierobinson2738]

I prefer a powered exoskeleton.

[@diegoidepersia]

this is so dystopian it scares me

[@kathleenking47]

It should..

[@TotosSword]

scary.

[@jacksonbarker7594]

What makes it dystopian?

[@bryonyamada2620]

9:45 Also if you own a Lightsaber/Kyber Crystal from Disney. They also have an RFID in the Crystal that tells it what color and who it belongs to (ie Luke/Vader). The cool thing is if you have a certain RFID device tool (not your phone). You can actually change it by changing the code and there are list on the internet so you can own 1 saber and change it to who ever you want.

[@diealovesveggies1762]

You literally are the best with commercials.

[@AtarahDerek]

Question: What stops the government from locking your smart gun if they decide you didn't vote the way they wanted you to? Or if you said something they found "threatening," such as, "I think the current administration is not being held accountable to the people and the laws they swore to uphold?"

[@StompMom5]

YUP💯💯. May as well hand over your power because that'll take it anyway

[@mesothelimoa341]

If the government is going to be that authoritarian a piddly little firearm isn't going to do much.

[@Aras14]

If it's made the right way (having a alternative to rfid to prevent jamming, using asymmetrical key authentication and being open source), it should not be possible. One way would be, to make it a modification, that you can make (with general parts such as standard micro controllers) and install yourself.

[@AtarahDerek]

@@Aras14 And you'll have time for all these workarounds when 87,000 armed IRS agents are banging on your door?

[@Aquatarkus96]

I'd say the reduction in gun crime would be worth any of that

[@Shiver-is-best-waifu]

1. It's crazy to think how much power electronical implants have and the effect that they have on a humans body. Personally, I would never get any. 2. 10:05 My favorite villager is Soleil. She's a snooty hamster with a warm color pallette. She's grown on me overtime but that's why I love her so much. Animal Crossing is one of those game series that let's you interact with your villagers on personal level. It just depends on how you look at it. 3. Is it just me or is Howard much more terrifying than I remember? Did he just call you a meatbag? I don't want to find out if you really did hack into you😨

[@vexvesper]

you do know that rfid and nfc arnt powered right?

[@paulsmith410]

Yikes, imagine a hacker disabling your personal firearm before invading your house.

[@afrikasmith1049]

Imagine having those types of implants but your government controls that implant.

[@flipptheflapjack2535]

The mark of the beast. No man may buy or sell without it.

[@raspberryjellydoughnut5727]

Uhm not sure that would work In Japan or anywhere else due to the fact a thief would totally cut your fingers off to raid & rob your bank account

[@eldartaghiyev8422]

But its much harder to cut a finger that it sound like.

[@JohnSmith-cz9bd]

@@eldartaghiyev8422 as someone who cut his finger clean off while working as a butcher. I disagree

[@deathrobloxian]

@@eldartaghiyev8422 Plus now they have an additional crime they can be charged with, cause they cut some fingers off.

[@spazemfathemcazemmeleggymi272]

@@deathrobloxian like that's stopping a criminal?

[@deathrobloxian]

@@spazemfathemcazemmeleggymi272 Well it does worsen the consequences if they get caught

[@npcimknot958]

now the gov can lock u out of your home!

[@ukkomies100]

Imagine having an implant like this. Then having to go to an MRI machine being oblivious in what that can cause

[@gaburieruR]

Or a simple exposition to a fault microwave destroying your chip, and needing to do another surgery...

[@ReyOfLight]

I’d never get a chip like that in my body! While the idea is neat enough, there’s just too many potential issues with the technology when it comes to security. Just look at the things we need to do to protect our contactless bank cards today with the RFID protection cards or wallets to prevent people from being able to scan your card when walking past. I have one of the protective cards myself in my phone wallet. Only “implant” I could ever imagine using would be a CGM if I become diabetic or if I start having severe issues with hypoglycemia (low glucose) that calls for continuous monitoring, but a CGM isn’t permanent, you change the sensor every 1-2 weeks depending on what brand you use. Though there is one kind that has an implanted sensor that stays for months and you have an external device on your arm to read the chip, that’s a kind of CGM I wouldn’t want to use though. I’d prefer the change sensor at home regularly kinds even though it means more needle pokes

[@AtarahDerek]

* looks up from Revelation * Yup, that tracks.

[@gerharddamm5933]

We’re too far from safe functional cyber implants, sadly. Just use wearable tech instead.

[@dwavenminer]

Why sadly? Why do you NEED to take it literally with you at ALL times? I suppose you are one of those people that are also in favor of social credit score too?

[@fitmotheyap]

@@dwavenminer sadly probably because there is good uses for it, tho honestly I hope we never get far enough because in the end the people producing these chips can do anything, especially if they are paid to do so( *The FAANG companies especially have influence* )

[@gaelx3d674]

10:08 ok but that's wholesome af 😭😭

[@lizfritz6546]

This could be massively useful for medical purposes imo. People store info on their phone for emergencies but what if they don’t have it or it’s been destroyed? Depending on the injury the chip is likely to still be in tact. Even if the hand or arm is severed. Also a chip for people who are chronically in the hospital instead of a new wrist tag every time. Chips instead of wrist bands anyway since they can fall off and be swapped. Can’t swap a chip (the wrist band swap happens mostly in mental health inpatient situations…) Chips for patients who have a disability that impairs their speech. Chips so onmy a set of surgeons are allowed to use certain equipment to prevent the wrong users from using something and hurting someone. Tracking who used what in case something goes wrong. Idk I mean there is a lot this could be useful for but the medical implications are massive.

[@WillowtheRainFawn]

This is pretty much my thought on it all. If I were to get one, I wouldn't be using it for payments (rather not accidentally pay for another's items in the store kind of things; it's happened to people before) As a truck driver, say I'm in an accident and unable to speak or someone kidnaps me at a dark truck stop and (God forbid) kills me, I'd rather have some way for my family to be contacted and the doctors (if not dead) to know allergies and such. That's kind of the only reason I'd get one at this point.

[@wilhelmdietrich8474]

This is how mine is currently set up. It has my contact info and my medical info in brief.

[@Keznen]

It'd be unethical to do that to people without their consent, though.

[@wilhelmdietrich8474]

@@Keznen No one is suggesting that.

[@Keznen]

@@wilhelmdietrich8474 Let the original commenter clarify that.

[@rickv9180]

Now, imagine putting a a calculator chip inside every finger, you might be able to count beyond ten with your hands.

[@LilacMonarch]

you already can if you count in binary

[@BrainsofaWeirdArtist]

Yo what point has humanity reached 💀💀

[@casanova1838]

The breaking point.

[@Payday5]

The breaking bad.

[@lienomzekon4763]

@@Payday5 nice one

[@samipanini1209]

17:36 when you hear the alarm in the morning

[@bradley-jamesnorris4499]

When I was 16 I bought an RFID chip with the idea I could set it up with my first car when it healed to unlock and start, I ended up looking into it and then never got round to it. I’m kind of glad I didn’t try at that age as no doubt I’d have a medical issue now! But I’d try a more up to date option when it comes around though