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[A] report noted that the chip is expected to remain viable for at least 16 years once implanted.
While the "target" population is poor, third-world women, such technology is, of course, ripe for abuse. After all, think about it: If that demographic is the primary target, why would the chips need to be encrypted? How many third-world populations have within their midst the technological capability or the power to resist?
When he began Microsoft, Bill Gates likely never thought he'd become rich enough to hold the power of life in his hands. Talk about your "evil corporations."
The sourced article says that the encryption is meant to prevent hackers or cybercriminals from accessing the device. Robert Langer says the chips could hit the market in 2018.
Additionally: This amazing remote-controlled contraceptive microchip you implant under your skin is the future of medicine [Washington Post] (July 17, 2014)
(Score: 3, Informative) by aristarchus on Friday July 24 2015, @07:29PM
Author begs the question of who holds the encryption keys.
Learn to use the phrase "begs the question" properly! http://begthequestion.info/ [begthequestion.info] Doing so will amaze your friends and confound your enemies, and help you to not appear semi-literate,
(Score: 3, Touché) by DeathMonkey on Saturday July 25 2015, @01:19AM
Learn to use the phrase "begs the question" properly!
Thanks junior, but I used it properly.
From your guide: When one begs the question, the initial assumption of a statement is treated as already proven without any logic to show why the statement is true in the first place.
FTS:
When he began Microsoft, Bill Gates likely never thought he'd become rich enough to hold the power of life in his hands. Talk about your "evil corporations."
No logic-less assumptions of truth in that statement, for sure...
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Saturday July 25 2015, @07:08AM
You do not seems to understand the difference between "raises the question" (which seems to be what you meant) and "begs the question", which would not really raise any questions at all, but only re-assert the original proposition. Are you logically or grammatically impaired? There are on-line groups that can help with that, or you could just take logic course at your local community college! For the win!
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Saturday July 25 2015, @02:42PM
When did you lose the ability to identify begging the question?
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Saturday July 25 2015, @09:24PM
This does raise the question of whether or not the whole grammatical intervention my be something of a damp squid for all intensive purposes. Or maybe you are lack toast and tolerant? (do a quick search for "eggcorns".)