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The article mentions developing nations; this technology is being researched to provide a solution for vaccine records in places where it's only reliable option

• mindslight 6y ago
  My lead in was half-facetious. Yes this isn't being marketed for all medical records, but it still demonstrates the widespread attitude of the medical industry asserting arbitrary control over your body while stripping your own agency. But yes "developing nations" is a convenient excuse to dial the paternalism up to 11. Presumably the people there are still people, who can remember facts, retain paper records themselves (eg vaccine cards this article so quickly dismisses), and have identities for keeping local paper records and digital ones in the capital. If you still think tattoos would be a worthwhile addition, then every patient still needs to be given an individual choice, preferably with visible ink to maintain informed consent.
• teh_infallible 6y ago
  Even in developing nations, I think the parent commenter’s point stands. Does living in a poor country mean it’s ok for information to be tattooed in your skin, in a format you can’t read or share, against your objections?