Dermal Displays

I ran across something today that I think is both pretty neat and a real possibility - dermal displays. Here's a link to someone's animation of what this may look like. Within that page is the link to the actual article on the concept written by Robert A. Freitas, Jr. Interesting, too, is that this concept was first envisioned in the 1950's.

I see a lot of speculation that, one day, all our medical history will be with us at all times and usually this refers to having a chip in our body that can be scanned by some device that medical personnel would carry with them. However, the idea that nanobots or medicbots may some day traverse our bodies and report real-time information is a step further. Further still, is the idea that it can be displayed on our skin without the need for a special device.

I don't know how all this will work or how one's privacy can be maintained. Can this be hacked via some device like a biobot scanner? What if you're asleep and someone turns you on? Only time will tell. I'll admit it looks nifty and it could be a great step to longevity and healthier living as we may be able to constantly monitor our bodies display some biostats on anything that could be indicative of a serious problem - either short term or years down the road.

It may also be a detriment. Law enforcement will certainly "obtain" the right to read anyone's biostats at will. Insurance companies? You betcha. Your boss? Likely. Hackers and criminals? Absolutely. What about salesman or spammers? Maybe some sort of spam will be developed to send you specific ads for certain medicines based on what your stats say about health issues. Nanospam? I wouldn't count that out either.