The Ethics of Identity Chips: Balancing Technology and Privacy

Abstract

Should humans use identity chips? Aubert, H. RFID Technology for Human Implant Devices Technologie RFID pour implants dans le corps humain. Comptes rendus àl'Académie des Sciences (Special issue on nanosciences/nanotechnologies),(Mar. 1, 2011), 18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crhy.2011.06.004 Aubert has defined knowledge on the topic of study having majored in electrical engineering and practicing within this field since 1989. Among many areas of professional practice, Aubert has served as a visiting Associate Professor at the school of engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania USA, joined Laboratory for the Analysis and Architecture of Systems (LAAS), France in 2006 and currently serving as the head of Micro-and Nano-systems for Wireless Communication Research Group at LAAS-CNRS France. Aubert article addresses the impact of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for implantable medical devices directly connecting with this study’s research question. The author cites that as much as this technology may have some drawbacks like alteration of human privacy, its application would enhance human procedures and limit fraud thus the need to strike a balance between its merits and preservation of personal rights and autonomy. Auberts article is of relevance to the current research as it addresses worries about privacy, permission and possible technological abuse which offer substantial grounds to argue for or against the use of identity chips on humans. Ben-Reuven, L., & Reiner, O. (2020). Toward spatial identities in human brain organoids-on-chip induced by morphogen-soaked beads. Bioengineering, 7(4), 164. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering7040164 Ben-Reuven and Reiner credibility in addressing the topic of study revolves around their vast knowledge in bioengineering. These authors serve as professors in Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot Israel implying that they are still advancing their knowledge in understanding the applicability of chip technologies in human brain. These authors aimed at studying recent advances in stem-cell technologies including the differentiation of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) into organ-like structure (Organoids). Using morphogen-soaked beads to influence the spatial identities within hESC-derived organoid these authors applied on-chip imaging device for live imaging of the developing hESC-derived organoids. It is a process that allowed for a thorugh study on he effects of changes in gradients on the espresion of key landmark genes in the on-chip human brain organoid implying that their research can be of great relevance...