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Employees at the Swedish unit of the German travel conglomerate TUI are volunteering to have a microchip implanted in their hands. The technology literally opens doors, but also a whole lot of ethical questions.
In Sweden, an estimated 5,000 out of the country's 12.5 million people have had microchips implanted under their skin. Trust in technology and in the authorities in the Nordic country tends to be higher than in Germany and other parts of Europe.
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Biohacker, body piercer and biotech entrepreneur Jowan Österland is at the helm of the movement. People with chips in Sweden can literally open doors with them, confirm online train tickets or access gyms where they hold memberships. Some see a future in which implanted microchips will be used instead of other ID in order to board a plane.
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Österland says he has chipped "thousands of people."
Foto: Laura Stevens / Picture Press / Camera Press
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