The Man Who Longed for Biometrics - Brazil's Microchip Man (2014)
In 2014, Brazilian engineer Amar Gracia Grosso attempted a password-free life by implanting a microchip in his own body: an NFC chip in his left hand that would allow him to unlock his phone, open his house door, and even operate his virtual currency wallet. At the time, Apple Pay was just coming out, NFC and Bitcoin were becoming commonplace, and his actions were reported as "futuristic. In reality, however, the chip in his body had no encryption or access restrictions, and could be duplicated as long as a reader was available. In the early 2010s, when the convergence of IoT and biotechnologies began, Grosso's experiment was at the forefront of the times, but it also highlighted the danger that society's security awareness had not caught up. It also highlighted the dangers. It is a symbolic case that illuminates the fraying gap between technological progress and ethics.
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