Would you let your employer implant a chip in you?

[darkwarrior42]

I would.

I should note, however, that I'm active duty military, and between that and the nature of the job I would have no issue with it. I would take far greater issue with a private company with no true need for security attempting such a thing.

[Deleted]

Their right to get another job then lol, it also means they are unable to adapt and evolve in a world of growing technology with the means of using it.

Forcing people into implanting tracking devices in their bodies is your idea of progress ?

sweet

[Deleted]

MI6 or the SAS? Sure. Tesco? Not in a million years.

P.S. Your poll is terrible.

[Malacrass]

Depends.

My dream job? Yes.

Extremely well-paid? Yes.

[Gemini Soul]

Forcing people into implanting tracking devices in their bodies is your idea of progress ?

sweet

If you want that job then yes, its not different than forcing people to keep a tracking device around their neck, in their pocket etc via a key card. Your tracked already in the building you work at all ready with said key card, security, and security cameras. People have a right to their jobs, but if they don't want to comply with company policy then they have no right to their jobs.

Also its just a chip in the skin between your thumb and index finger, they are not going around putting implants in peoples brains so they can read their memories and control their minds.

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MI6 or the SAS? Sure. Tesco? Not in a million years.

P.S. Your poll is terrible.

I was thinking the same thing, 2 options are the same thing and there is no if it payed well option. Then again i bet a majority who said no would take the chip over loosing their job.

[GennGreymane]

I bet opinions would change if it's about immigrants or terroists

[Xandrigity]

I would need more information on all the possible ways it could be accessed and who had access to it. Why not a wearable bracelet instead, that I could take off at the end of my work day? I don't think my employer has any business knowing where I am at off work hours unless it's specifically forbid and relating to performing my job. At that point I can choose to not be employed if all my actions 24/7 are made mandatory for my employment at that perticular company.

[rayden54]

Certainly not for something like this.

For certain high risk jobs, maybe. Those people who work on power lines, for example, where I can see them being used to notify emergency personnel if they get zapped. I could even see them used in place of those life alert buttons for the elderly--mostly in that they wouldn't require you to be conscious to press the button.

I'm not entirely convinced though that a one of those life monitoring wearables wouldn't work just as well and with the benefit of letting you remove it when you're not at work.

[Deleted]

If you want that job then yes, its not different than forcing people to keep a tracking device around their neck, in their pocket etc via a key card. Your tracked already in the building you work at all ready with said key card, security, and security cameras. People have a right to their jobs, but if they don't want to comply with company policy then they have no right to their jobs.

Also its just a chip in the skin between your thumb and index finger, they are not going around putting implants in peoples brains so they can read their memories and control their minds.

It is entirely different, does bodily integrity means nothing to you ?

Do you realize you are defending the rights of billionaires to blackmail people into pet chipping or unemplyment ? The consequences of setting that kind of precedent are terrifying

Fun fact I actually considered experimenting with these RFID chips on myself and i'm a huge fan of transhumanism, but i would NEVER EVER live in a world where that choice is not mine to make and where i can't have total control and oversight over what i chose to implant in my body

[hrugner]

How much are they paying me to rent the space they're using in my body?

[Droodid]

Watching the article video, it's basically just an RFID chip that they're using to give access to things within the company. So not that bad, but still a no. That's where it will start, then it'll become a tracking mechanism for time, then will continue to grow exponentially in what it 'tracks' for the benefit of the company.

It's not a good idea. Not only that, it doesn't stay at work, it goes home with you. Also not a good idea.

[Zoldor]

No, if I'm getting an implant it isn't going to be an RFID chip so that doors auto open for me and they can monitor my ins and outs of an office. It is going to be something badass like a robot hand so when my stupid employer asks me to have surgery, (hmm the same people that don't want to pay health care premiums want me to get a medical procedure that involves implanting an foreign object in my body) I can break off part of their desk to display my anger at a foolish question like that.

As a lawyer I welcome this, because I can just see all the lawsuits I get to litigate against corporate clients with large insurance policies as they "force" surgery on to my client that then created medical complications for them later in life or in some fashion. Or caused some kind of other trauma, please go a head and ask your employees to get surgery see how that goes over.

Automation for the sake of automation is pointless. This is so far away from a reality it isn't funny, more likely would be an app put on your phone that does all the same shit and gives them all the same data, but then what else does that app back door. Maybe, just maybe, they add RFID chips to your company id....that might be the smart start for this. If loss of id or forgetting it is an issue, make a company policy that penalizes people for this. They'll forget their shit less. Otherwise, if you have an employee that can't keep up with a card, you really need to question how valuable that employee is for the work they do. RFID can be mimicked/emulated as well so for security it isn't that fantastic.

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How much are they paying me to rent the space they're using in my body?

I like this as well.

[petej0]

Lmao, no i would tell them to stop being so lazy and use your arms.

It isnt about having a door physically open for you. Its about allowing access via unlocking a door, if you are authorized.

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As a lawyer I welcome this, because I can just see all the lawsuits I get to litigate against corporate clients with large insurance policies as they "force" surgery on to my client that then created medical complications for them later in life or in some fashion. Or caused some kind of other trauma, please go a head and ask your employees to get surgery see how that goes over.

It wouldnt be surgery, it would be a simple injection. If it was optional that you had to get implanted for your own use, that you allowed them to read your identity from in order to access parts of a building or pay for lunch, then I like the idea.

[Shakadam]

For something as relatively pointless as this? No way.


I would definately consider a more advanced chip that could monitor my health and send warnings to me if it detects something out of the ordinary though.

[frogger237]

Only if they sign a contract guaranteeing me a job there for 50 years no matter what and a pay increase every year.

Why the fuck would you need an implant when you got key card and watches, rings, wristbands, etc you could put it in?

[petej0]

Only if they sign a contract guaranteeing me a job there for 50 years no matter what and a pay increase every year.

Why the fuck would you need an implant when you got key card and watches, rings, wristbands, etc you could put it in?

I agree, but to play devils advocate. Those things can be lost, stolen, destroyed or left at home.

[Powerogue]

Even if the government came to me with a gun to my head, I'd need a severe beating first.

The invasion of privacy is only half of it, it's just plain invasive on a physical level.

I bet opinions would change if it's about immigrants or terroists

What's sad is you're right. At least on my gut reaction to it.

[Bathory]

Depends on the salary + job. High salary + security clearance? Sure. Regular job not career? Na.

[Alvito]

Not a fucking chance in hell. I don't use a company phone since they can track/monitor those.

[Argarock]

this version of it? fuck no.

the cool sci-fi version of it where I could connect to the internet with my brain? Hell yeah! D:

I mean, it would definitely end badly for me when my brain got hacked, but dude! before that happened
I would get like 2-3 months of being able to browse porn wherever, whenever, and no one would know! :O