RFID Implants for Spanish Revelers 382
WWW/X writes "USA Today reports that clubbers in Barcelona are getting drunk and being implanted on site with RFID chips in order to pay their bills without carrying around bulky items such as credit cards. The article states that the implant can go anywhere, however it does not state whether anyone has chosen their forehead." The club's website describes the program (link in spanish).
Barcelona (Score:3, Interesting)
Glass? (Score:5, Interesting)
Scalpels just became a mugging tool! (Score:5, Interesting)
Lean against the bar and accidently buy everybody a round!
Or better, yet muggers using a knife and cutting out the implant. I'd feel better if the scanner would only work an inch or two from the chip, rather than several feet. Otherwise, in a crowded bar how would you know who is paying?
what if they leave? (Score:2, Interesting)
Not just privacy issues.. (Score:5, Interesting)
Reminds me.. (Score:5, Interesting)
An excellent idea (Score:1, Interesting)
No more does someone have to worry about getting their wallet stolen because they were too drunk to notice. This means fewer credit card thefts, the leading cause of identity theft & privacy violations.
Easy access to cash & alcohol (Score:3, Interesting)
If you pass out, your RFID chip still works, guess who's buying!
At least with cash, when your out, your done. Credit cards have a signature and some liability, what do the RFID tags have? (sorry no habla)
We are becoming 1974. (Score:3, Interesting)
Actually, I think the whole article is just wierd. At least three topics have been rammed together into this article. Does anyone have any proof that this is actually happening, or is this just some marketing hype that a reporter fell for?
Photo of implant being implanted (Score:3, Interesting)
Baja implant photo. [baja-beachclub.com]
Wait until Vegas gets this. (Score:4, Interesting)
When did human evolution jump the shark? (Score:1, Interesting)
Re:An excellent idea (Score:3, Interesting)
My guess is that some place I went to and payed with it, eather trashed their copy of it with the number on it (in pittsburgh many places still print out the full card number and exp date, I keep my copy in a box at home, but who know what they hell they do with theirs) or one of the servers copied the number down.
My cats (Score:3, Interesting)
If they get lost their necklace tells the finder to call a number / go to a vet to get the number read.
The number corresponds with my address information in a database and I get a call.
My point is this: it's no 'new' technology and the chip does not migrate in the cat's body (it's implanted near the left shoulder).
Of course the implantation should be done by skilled people. My guess is that it ins't the bartender who implants the chip
Re:Reminds me.. (Score:3, Interesting)
This is a pretty legitimate concern. There was a scandal at the Gold Club, the biggest "gentlemen's club" in Atlanta, a few years ago. They were charging extra stuff to the tabs of men who were really sloshed, figuring they wouldn't remember the next morning how many lap dances they'd had. I believe they targeted business travelers and pro athletes, people likely to have the money but not scrutinize their bills, and were able to get away with it for quite some time.
Fraudulent Transactions (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Just how stupid/vapid/careless/insane ... (Score:3, Interesting)
Barcelona does have one of the worst rates of pickpocketing in Europe. So I can see why people don't want to be carrying their wallets around when they're drunk.
Re:Not just privacy issues.. (Score:3, Interesting)