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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: 2) by janrinok on Saturday July 25 2015, @03:16AM
So you get to decide whose opinions get published and whose don't? The submitter chooses the content and we get to argue rationally and logically about the content. This site is trying very hard to let everyone say their piece and we make great efforts not to censor anyone. We published stories about Jenny McCarthy's anti-immunisation views and the community shot them down most effectively - not by refusing to have them on the front page, but by sensible discussion. I suspect that the Flat Earth society haven't show up because it is obvious from the mass of photographic evidence that we now have that their views are wrong - but if they submit a sensibly written story then we will consider putting it on the front page for us to have our say.
Seriously, thank you very much for your editorial advice, but you could considerably improve matters by submitting high quality stories for consideration or, better still, joining us on the editorial team. We are going to need many more editors in the coming weeks and months to replace those who have served us well but now need a rest and time for their real-world lives, particularly as nexuses gradually come on line.