Would you implant a microchip to improve your life?
One in four Germans would be happy to have a microchip implanted in their body if they derived concrete benefits from it, according to a new survey.
German IT industry lobby group BITKOMpolled 1,000 people on whether they would be open to having a tiny microchip inserted under their skin "for certain benefits."
According to the results, 23 percent said they would, as reported by Agence France Presse.
One in six, or 16 percent, said they would wear an implant if emergency services personnel could rescue them more quickly in the event of an accident.
Five percent -- about 50 people -- said they would be open to an implant to make shopping easier.
On the other hand, 72 percent said they would not "under any circumstances" allow microchips to be implanted in their body.
But those aren't the only uses for implantable microchips.
Read SmartPlanet's complete coverage on microchip implants:
- Retinal implant could help restore vision to the blind
- Artificial lens implant to give patients 'high-definition' vision, better than 20/20
- Implanted microchip reminds you to take your pills via text message
- Brain implants could control computers by 2020, Intel says
- Princeton researchers develop silicone implants that generate energy
- Nanotechnology to end insulin injections for diabetics
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