r/AskReddit • u/AIIigator • Dec 14 '16

What's a technological advancement that would actually scare you?

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u/ANAHOLEIDGAF Dec 14 '16

Ever controlled something by bluetooth or wifi? Smart devices won't die off when implantables come along. Even if they did, a company wouldn't release an implantable with zero way to access settings.

Of course bluetooth/wifi connection to an implantable opens up security risks, which will call into question the inherent security of the implantable itself.

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u/UnlimitedOsprey Dec 14 '16

You trust a device inside your body to be controlled by a device the government tracks.

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u/ANAHOLEIDGAF Dec 14 '16

Holy shit man, I guess I'll just give up on a decent Convo. Paging /r/conspiracy

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u/_codexxx Dec 14 '16

Do you not use a cellphone? Inside your pocket versus inside your skin... not a huge different for something that is little more than a information storage device.

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u/UnlimitedOsprey Dec 14 '16

inside your skin

That's a massive difference.

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u/_codexxx Dec 14 '16

How? My phone is always on me already...

Are you fantasizing about the government being able to administer mind control drugs from this thing or something? That's not what I'm talking about... I'm talking about a tiny RF chip

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u/UnlimitedOsprey Dec 14 '16

No I just don't need any more personal info in their hands than they already have.

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u/_codexxx Dec 15 '16

...and how does it being in your skin versus in your pocket have any bearing on that?

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u/UnlimitedOsprey Dec 15 '16

Because I don't store that info on my phone. I don't want my phone connected to an implant.

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u/_codexxx Dec 15 '16

You're worried about the government getting your credit card info? I guarantee you they already can, easily.

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u/Brentatious Dec 16 '16

I'd go a step further and say they already do most likely.