One Quarter of Germans Happy To Have Chip Implants

justice4all writes "If it means shorter lines at the supermarket, a quarter of Germans would be happy to have a chip implanted under their skin. The head of Germany's main IT trade body told the audience at the opening ceremony of the CeBIT technology exhibition that one in four of his countrymen are happy to have a microchip inserted for ID purposes."

1 in 7 Also want the Berlin wall back

[markass530]

So take anything the Germans want with a grain of salt http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE58G5GS20090917 [reuters.com]

Re:Not an informed choice.

[Grishnakh]

No, they wouldn't, because DDT is largely ineffective against mosquitoes in many places. Sometimes it even exasperates problems with other pests. Other pesticides are more effective.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT#Mosquito_resistance_to_DDT [wikipedia.org]

Re:This is bullshit

[gerddie]

There is a presentation [bitkom.org]. The secons slide on page two sais:

Question: For which advantages would you carry a computer chip inside your body?

• 72 % never
• 23% for certain advantages (total)
• 5% don't know

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• 16% faster rescuing
• 12% increased security
• 5% more comfortable shopping
• 4% access control
• 6% unspecified advantages