More Swedes Implanting RFID Chips

A growing trend in Sweden to implant microchips in hands has gained momentum, with the biohacking movement aiming to improve human quality of life and disrupt tech markets worldwide. Swedish biotech startup Biohax has installed over 4,000 subdermal chips since launching the product in 2013, which aims to replace ID cards, purchase items, among others. The chips are injected underneath the skin between the index finger and thumb and employ radio-frequency identification (RFID) used by near field communication (NFC) devices.