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TABLE 1. Implant-Centric Surveys Conducted between 2003 and 2017. (Continued)
Counter-claim

Bias or Context

Only 2% of respondents would get an
implant for convenience purposes.

Thirty-five percent of
respondents would
consider an implant for
prosthetic healthcare
purposes, and very few
for other reasons like
convenience, national
security, or for a reason
they cannot explain.
Some respondents wish
for others to be implanted
but not themselves (e.g.,
prisoners, terrorists).

Internet-based. Respondents
offered very small incentive to
complete survey. Optionally
completed in Greek or English
language.

Michael & Michael,
Greece, 530, 2013 [54]

"7% think they will use a microchip
embedded in their body [for making
payments]"

"When asked about why
they don't currently use
mobile to make payments:
Two in five (44%) said they
do not think it is secure or
safe; 18% don't have the
right phone; 17% don't
know anything about
mobile payments; 16%
don't know how to use the
technology."

"Almost half (47%) don't feel
that mobile payments will ever
be a main method of paying for
goods and services - 59% of
which were aged 45 and over."

Lloyds Bank, U.K. adults,
2000, 2015 [55]

"A mind-boggling 25% of Australians
say they are at least "slightly
interested" at the prospect of having a
chip implanted in their skin that could
be used for payments."

"The research by credit
card company Visa
and the University of
Technology Sydney found
Australians are open to
the prospect of paying for
items using wearable tech
including smart watches,
rings, glasses and even a
connected car."

"Visa is currently looking at
how its payments tech can
be integrated with wearable
devices and is working with
UTS to figure out how it
might be adopted by the next
generation of shoppers."

VISA, Australia,
Size unknown, 2015, [63]

"70 per cent would consider using
treatments to enhance their brain
and body if this improved their
employment prospects."

"It's just natural
progression. So things
that we think now are out
there and science fiction
will become relatively
accepted in five, 10 years'
time."

"At the moment, I suspect
people (who answered the
survey) were thinking, 'I'll take
a drug that will improve my
ability to concentrate, or to stay
awake for longer, or to perform
a manual task more times
because it supports my body'.
In 10 or 15 years' time, we may
get to implants."

PriceWaterhouseCoopers
(Jon Williams, the joint
global leader of PWC's
people and organizations
division), Major economies
like China, Germany, India,
Britain, and the US, 10000,
2017 [56]-[58]

significance of all your contributions. These don't stem solely from
scholarly works, but most likely might
be in everyday discussions over a cof-

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Size, Year, References

Claims

fee to unexpectedly raise awareness
about social implications of technology, or helping others harness the
power of technology when there is
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real benefit. Personally, I have been
inspired by these everyday conversations with people: with neighbors,
with mums and dads, with the elderly
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