Hmm….that proposed QR code that links to your financial data to your DNA looks a lot like the QR codes used in the health passports being rolled out around the world…I wonder if they could be integrated so that everything about you — your physical self, health status, financial data, social media could all be linked together. And I wonder whether such a system could be used to compel a person to comply with the “rules”…
Your DNA Will Be Your Data-HSBC
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Mark Skidmore is Professor of Economics at Michigan State University where he holds the Morris Chair in State and Local Government Finance and Policy. His research focuses on topics in public finance, regional economics, and the economics of natural disasters. Mark created the Lighthouse Economics website and blog to share economic research and information relevant for navigating tumultuous times. View more posts