Odds are, you've already experienced the havoc a computer virus wreaks upon your computer or mobile device. What would you do if that virus was inside you? While it may sound like a bad science fiction movie, British scientist Dr. Mark Gasson is living proof a computer virus can indeed live inside a human being.
First, let me explain. Gasson has an RFID chip implanted in him. The chip helps him to do small tasks such as operating a cell phone. In order to prove that no computer is really immune to viruses, he actually infected his own chip. The moment he used his chip to perform a task, the receiving computer was infected and a domino affect occurred. Others using their RFID chips on infected systems were also infected.
Does it really affect humans?
For now, we're safe. However, if an RFID chip was hijacked in some way, the person could unintentionally serve as an access point for hackers. Each time they used their chip, the hacker would gain more information. The chip could easily be used to spread viruses. Considering RFID is wireless, infection wouldn't be difficult. Proximity, such as walking by the person on the street, would be enough.
Why worry at all?
Hacking RFID is actually an old story. However, with many people having electronic devices inside them, such as pacemakers, it's not illogical to believe a computer virus could potentially infect these devices. Once infected, the device could crash just like your computer, which could prove fatal to the infected person.
So most have nothing to worry about, but it's enough to give anyone who's experienced a computer virus reason to pause, especially before having any computer/electronic device placed inside them.
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