This presentation will discuss the pros and cons of implantables at IEEE Sections Congress, August 11-13 2017, Sydney, Australia. The presentation will consider future applications of embedded devices and their social implications.

1. Pros and Cons of Implantables

2. Katina Michael
• Professor @ University of Wollongong
• IEEE Technology & Society Magazine
• IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
• IEEE Council on RFID
• Australian Privacy Foundation
• Consumers Federation of Australia
• Senior network & systems engineer
www.katinamichael.com

3. Two decades of development in non-medical implants
Historical Backdrop

5. The Soul-Catcher Chip
Courtesy of Kevin Warwick

8. Baja Beach Club - VIPs
Courtesy of Katina Michael Courtesy of Baja Beach Club

9. Citywatcher.com - SecureAccess
Courtesy of Gary Retherford

10. Biohacking Movement - Cool
Courtesy of IEEE Spectrum, Amal Graafstra and Jonathan Oxer

12. State of Play
What is happening today?

13. Unique ID – “Internet of Us”
Courtesy of Shanti Korporaal

14. Physical Access Control
Courtesy of EpiCenter, Sweden and ChipMyLife, Australia

15. Boarding Pass
Courtesy of Andreas Sjöström, Vice President of digital for Sojeti

16. Ticketing
Courtesy of SJ Rail

17. The Northstar is a magnet-activated and LED-equipped subdermal device. Courtesy of Groundhouse Wetware.
Courtesy: Ryan O’Shea

18. Courtesy of Autodesk Research, Canada, CHI 2012

19. Circadia Implantable
Courtesy of Tim Cannon

20. Demonstrated Benefits of Microchipping People
Pros

21. Touted Benefits
• Control
• Convenience
• Care
• Cool+
• Tagging
• Tracking
• Tracing
Courtesy of IEEE Spectrum

22. The Blackbox Under the Skin

23. Demonstrated Harms of Microchipping People
Cons

24. Potential Harms
• Privacy
• Retrospective Use
• Security
• Fraud
• Trust
• Surveillance
• Health Risks
• Human Rights
• Ease of Removal
• Affordability
• ‘Death by Internet’
Courtesy of Gartner

25. Infected Implant - Malware
Courtesy of Mark Gasson & IEEE ISTAS10

26. There are never “solutions” to complex problems
Dilemmas and
Approaches Forward

28. Body modifications

29. Courtesy of Chew and Michael, 2005

30. MG Michael’s Uberveillance
Axis of Access
- Misinformation
- Misinterpretation of data
- Information manipulation
Courtesy of Bird Machine
Condition
Location
Identity

31. Approaches to Creative Industries
• Engineering by Design
• Privacy & Security
• Regulation
• Freedom to Choose
• Social contract
• Individual-level Consent
• Law
• Bodily Integrity Act
• Ethics