From PNW:
Every now and then, a story comes along that sounds more like satire than news. Such was the case this month when Zi Teng Wang–a Missouri magician and molecular biologist–confessed online that he had lost the password to the microchip implanted in his own hand. Yes, you read that correctly. A chip… in his hand… that he can no longer control.
Zi Wang’s plight would be little more than a funny headline if it weren’t part of a much larger story unfolding around the world. In Sweden, thousands of citizens have already had microchips implanted in their hands to access transit, open office doors, store personal identification data, and even buy snacks from vending machines. European tech companies have hosted “implant parties,” where volunteers line up to receive NFC chips the way people once lined up for the newest iPhone.