As France transitions from health passes to vaccination passes, a Swedish company offers subcutaneous chips to securely store these documents. Sweden leads in biohacking innovations.
Back in 2015, Sweden hosted the "Implant Party" in Stockholm, organized by biohacker group Bionyfiken. Attendees implanted rice-sized RFID chips under their skin. By 2017, transport firm SJ enabled train travel via these implants, replacing tickets. Today, such chips even serve as payment methods.
As reported by TechXplore on December 22, 2021, DSruptive Subdermals, a Swedish firm, implants chips to store personal data, including health passes.
In France and elsewhere, health passes sparked significant protests upon rollout, especially amid the Omicron surge and fifth Covid-19 wave. France will replace them with vaccination passes by late January 2022.
While many scan QR codes on paper or phones, some Swedes now wave their hand or forearm at readers. These chips are fully passive—no battery—and cannot transmit data or be tracked, per DSruptive Subdermals.
Despite claims of a "Covid-19 chip," the company clarifies it's versatile for user-chosen data, with no company control. CEO Hannes Sjoblad emphasizes its safety, affordability, and durability over wearables.
