Microchipping Humans Wields Great Promise, But Does It Pose Greater Risk?
An intense debate is underway over the benefits and drawbacks of using microchips, typically relied upon to identify ranch animals and pets, on humans. Advantages include fast communication of critical patient data to medical teams, seamless payment and automatically opened doors. But skeptics warn of dire implications for privacy and ethics. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports.
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Microchipping Humans Wields Great Promise, But Does It Pose Greater Risk?
An intense debate is underway over the benefits and drawbacks of using microchips, typically relied upon to identify ranch animals and pets, on humans. Advantages include fast communication of critical patient data to medical teams, seamless payment and automatically opened doors. But skeptics warn of dire implications for privacy and ethics. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports.
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Microchipping Humans Wields Great Promise, But Does It Pose Greater Risk?

Microchipping Humans Wields Great Promise, But Does It Pose Greater Risk?

by PBS NewsHour

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Microchipping Humans Wields Great Promise, But Does It Pose Greater Risk?

Microchipping Humans Wields Great Promise, But Does It Pose Greater Risk?

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Overview

An intense debate is underway over the benefits and drawbacks of using microchips, typically relied upon to identify ranch animals and pets, on humans. Advantages include fast communication of critical patient data to medical teams, seamless payment and automatically opened doors. But skeptics warn of dire implications for privacy and ethics. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports.

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BN ID: 2940171955168
Publisher: NewsHour Productions
Publication date: 01/30/2019
Edition description: Unabridged
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