It is only a matter of time before more banks, online retailers and major websites start using this kind of technology.
The following is how Motorola described these new digital tattoos...
"Made of super thin, flexible materials, based on VivaLnk’s eSkinTM technology, each digital tattoo is designed to unlock your phone with just a touch of your Moto X to the tattoo, no passwords required.
The nickel-sized tattoo is adhesive, lasts for five days, and is made to stay on through showering, swimming, and vigorous activities like jogging.
And it’s beautiful—with a shimmering, intricate design."
....But others are taking cell phone security to even greater extremes.
For example, some people were actually implanting themselves with microchips in anticipation of the release of the iPhone 6 on September 9th...
With a wave of his left hand, Ben Slater can open his front door, turn on the lights and will soon be able to start his car.
Without even a touch he can link to databases containing limitless information, including personal details such as names, addresses and health records.
.....Of course this kind of thing is not new.
People have been getting implanted with microchips for years.
If you doubt this, just do an Internet search for "biohackers" and see what you find.
But it is starting to become more mainstream, and there are already some thinkers that are quite eager to use such technology for very authoritarian purposes.
For example, one prominent philosopher recently suggested that we should use implantable microchips to prevent anyone that is "deemed unworthy" from becoming a parent...
You might be tempted to think that this is crazy talk.
...But the truth is that this kind of technology is already being developed.
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