TY - GEN
T1 - Perceived barriers for implanting microchips in humans
T2 - 2014 IEEE Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century, 21CW 2014
AU - Perakslis, Christine
AU - Michael, Katina
AU - Michael, M. G.
AU - Gable, Robert
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - This quantitative, descriptive study investigated if there was a relationship between countries of residence of small business owners (N = 453) within four countries (Australia, India, UK, and the USA) with respect to perceived barriers to RFID (radio frequency identification) transponders being implanted into humans for employee ID. Participants were asked what they believed were the greatest barriers in instituting chip implants for access control in organizations. Participants had six options from which to select. There were significant chi-square analyses reported relative to respondents' countries and: 1) a perceived barrier of technological issues (X2= 11.86, df = 3, p =.008); 2) a perceived barrier of philosophical issues (right of control over one's body) (X2= 31.21, df = 3, p =.000); and 3) a perceived barrier of health issues (unknown risks related to implants) (X2= 10.88, df = 3, p =.012). There were no significant chi-square analyses reported with respect to countries of residence and: 1) religious issues (mark of the beast), 2) social issues (digital divide), and 3) cultural issues (incisions into the skin are taboo). Thus, the researchers concluded that there were relationships between the respondents' countries and the perception of barriers in institutional microchips.
AB - This quantitative, descriptive study investigated if there was a relationship between countries of residence of small business owners (N = 453) within four countries (Australia, India, UK, and the USA) with respect to perceived barriers to RFID (radio frequency identification) transponders being implanted into humans for employee ID. Participants were asked what they believed were the greatest barriers in instituting chip implants for access control in organizations. Participants had six options from which to select. There were significant chi-square analyses reported relative to respondents' countries and: 1) a perceived barrier of technological issues (X2= 11.86, df = 3, p =.008); 2) a perceived barrier of philosophical issues (right of control over one's body) (X2= 31.21, df = 3, p =.000); and 3) a perceived barrier of health issues (unknown risks related to implants) (X2= 10.88, df = 3, p =.012). There were no significant chi-square analyses reported with respect to countries of residence and: 1) religious issues (mark of the beast), 2) social issues (digital divide), and 3) cultural issues (incisions into the skin are taboo). Thus, the researchers concluded that there were relationships between the respondents' countries and the perception of barriers in institutional microchips.
KW - Access control
KW - Australia
KW - Barriers
KW - Employee identification
KW - Implants
KW - India
KW - Microchips
KW - RFID
KW - Radio frequency identification
KW - Security
KW - Small business
KW - UK
KW - USA
KW - Uberveillance
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U2 - 10.1109/NORBERT.2014.6893929
DO - 10.1109/NORBERT.2014.6893929
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84908626449
T3 - 2014 IEEE Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century: Driving Technology's Future, 21CW 2014 - Incorporating the Proceedings of the 2014 North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society Conference, NAFIPS 2014, Conference Proceedings
BT - 2014 IEEE Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century
A2 - Gibbs, Martin
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 24 June 2014 through 26 June 2014
ER -