We could be passing through airport security and boarding planes with just a wave of the hand in the future if an experiment by one Swedish technology expert takes off.
Andreas Sjöström implanted a microchip in his hand and uploaded his Scandinavian Airlines flight booking to it to board a plane out of Stockholm Arlanda Airport to Paris.
Andreas Sjöström (pictured) implanted a microchip in his hand and uploaded his Scandinavian Airlines flight booking to it
He used the implant to check into an airport lounge and go through the security checks. It is believed to be the first time anyone has boarded a flight this way – with the flick of a wrist.
The chips can be bought for as little as £50, and in this case could be inserted underneath the skin by syringe, as it was the size of a grain of rice.
Sjöström, vice president of digital for technology consulting company Sogeti, used flight data on a chip to pass through airport security
Speaking to Mic, Andreas Sjöström, vice president of digital for technology consulting company Sogeti, said: ‘The system reacts as if you have the ordinary NFC sticker from the airline, so you’re eligible to pass through and it recognizes who you are
NFC… A CHIP OFF THE NEW BLOCK
NFC tags are passive data stores which can be read, and under some circumstances written to, by an NFC device. They typically contain data (between 96 and 8,192 bytes) and are read-only in normal use, but may be rewritable.
Applications include secure personal data storage, for example debit or credit card information, loyalty program data, Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) and contacts.
NFC tags can be custom-encoded by their manufacturers or use the industry specifications.
NFC-enabled portable devices can be provided with apps, for example to read electronic tags or make payments when connected to an NFC-compliant apparatus. Earlier close-range communication used technology that was proprietary to the manufacturer, for applications such as stock ticket, access control and payment readers.
The chips can be bought for as little as £50, and in this case, was inserted into Sjöström’s hand via syringe
‘The biggest surprise was the feeling of being able to identify myself without anything other than my body.
‘I didn’t have to pull out anything. It gave me a new sensation, sort of a pre-notion of what it will be like in the future when we don’t have to reach out with physical objects to accomplish things.’
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has provided NFC tags to EuroBonus Gold members for a long time. The tag contains only the EuroBonus ID, in an encrypted format.
Only SAS can write valid EuroBonus ID data to NFC tags. When traveling, you are always required to provide a valid ID when requested.
The Swedish Airport has installed Near Field Communication (NFC) readers that scan data from a chip in the same way as you would scan a boarding pass or passport
Writing on Youtube where Sjöström shared the video of his successful experiment, he said: ‘A few weeks ago I had an NFC chip implanted into my hand, just beneath the skin.
‘In this video I use the chip to pass through Stockholm Arlanda airport, through security, at the lounge, and finally through the gate to the aircraft.’
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