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Do you agree a chip implant if it may save your life?

by adibalcan on 8/11/19, 8:47 PM with 5 comments

Maybe by medical analysis

  • by uberman on 8/11/19, 9:47 PM

    I know several diabetics with pumps. If that is the type of thing you mean then it seems reasonable. If you mean getting an Amazon health snooping chip to monitor my health "just in case" then the answer would be "no bloody way"

  • by thedevindevops on 8/13/19, 7:51 AM

  • by codegeek on 8/11/19, 11:23 PM

    Yes as long as it can guarantee that it won't be abused by entities like insurance companies etc to track things and make it worse for an absolute horrendous healthcare system at least in the USA. If the info remains only between the patient and may be their doc, then yes.

  • by el_dev_hell on 8/11/19, 10:39 PM

    Define "chip implant" first.

    My grandfather has a pacemaker. That's a chip of sorts, and I wouldn't have a problem with that if required.

    If it was a "smart" chip sending data to Apple Health.. Yeah, nah.

  • by gaspoweredcat on 8/12/19, 5:56 AM

    sure why not, i already got one put in for my own interest