ID, Wallet, Keys All In Your Hand: Sweden Moves Into The Future With Microchipping

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When Elias Brodeburger goes to work, he doesn't need ID and he doesn't need money. In fact, much of what he needs to get through the day is hidden right there just below the surface in his hand. Like dutch it? Yeah. Oh, weird. Yeah, it's like a grain of rice. A grain of rice. Embedded in his hand is a microchip that serves as his keys, his ID, and his wallet. Yeah, it's all in chips. So I just like to get around the building. Five snacks. Yeah, exactly. Let's buy some snacks. So I can't open it. No. So what I need to do is I need to first blip my chip and hit the log meme and from there I get access to the fridge. Popular TV shows like Black Mirror have imagined chips as part of a dystopian future. Installing grain procedure with local anaesthetic and you're good to go. In Sweden, the microchips are already here. The microchip implants use the same technology that's in contact with credit cards. Which have made cash pretty much obsolete in Sweden. No cash. At this tech fair, a chipping event for those on the cutting edge merging their hands with this new technology. I thought it would be fun, right? The process is simple and swift. A pinch of the skin and in a matter of seconds, the chip is inserted. The transformation is complete. It's not as for the pain. I barely felt it. But even in this nation of early adopters, not everyone is racing to get chipped. I feel less human. I will feel like a robot. I think I mean it's so much more data can go into this, you know, and it's in your body. There's no central registry tracking how many people are chipped. But Biohacker, Hannah's well blood, estimates between five and 10,000. In the future, do you think everyone is going to be chipped? I think it will be voluntary, but I am certainly convinced that millions of people will find it very, very valuable to have a smart device under their skin. Human microchipping may be our future, but in Sweden, it's already reality. Sarah Harmon, NBC News, Stockholm. Hey, NBC News fans, thanks for checking out our YouTube channel. Subscribe by clicking on that button down here and click on any of the videos over here to watch the latest interviews. Go highlights and digital exclusives. Thanks for watching.