Josh Mitzan

Professor Pappas

English 101

22 October 2018

Technology Grows and Progress Shows

In the article Why You’re Probably Getting a Microchip Implant Someday by Haley Weiss, she talks about how technology is advancing tremendously. Weiss talks about a 20-year veteran of the tech industry by the name of McMullan who implant microchips in the human body. His main purpose for this unique feature is to function well and for multiple uses and to not be a concern to human health. Although this may be a cool idea research says that “90 percent of Americans were uncomfortable with the technology”. People question the necessity of this implant but one researcher says “People don’t get them, because they’re not useful enough yet, but because there’s not a market, the devices [remain] relatively unchanged”. This is very true and I believe many people will want to get these implants done in the future. I think this feature will become a normal thing to have in the future because it will make our life easier and safer. McMullan plans to have people store their medical information with the implant device and have the available GPS tracker on it so that it will help families track relatives with dementia. This GPS tracking system definitely raises a red flag to a lot of people. People don’t want to be tracked every second of their life and if they were they will feel threatened. This idea is good but definitely should give you the control of how others can use your chips for your personal protection. McMullan’s plan is to make this item affordable for many people. This will allow more people to equip this implant for themselves and to spread the idea to others better. This new idea will soon adapt and become a big part of the future.