Swedish rail company swaps paper tickets for embedded microchips

Swedish train operator SJ Railways has become the latest company to adopt technology that reads microchips embedded in the body, and is using it as an alternative to printed rail passes. Implanted into the hand, the microchip is scanned by the conductor to validate tickets. The system works by registering each passenger with a membership number, which is stored in the microchip and monitored and updated via an app on the customer’s smartphone. The microchip and app exchange information using Near Field C