If you were not worried enough about the privacy problems one may encounter while swiping the credit card or while buying online, you may even be noticed and monitored while boarding a flight. If that doesn’t sound new, you must know about this new gadget that shall recognize sick people at airports and if the person is found to be suffering from a viral disease, he or she may be refused entry into the aircraft.

In addition, the gadget may help authorities to gather information about the person’s cellphone conversation and this could infringe upon the user’s privacy. With so many concerns around, the gadget also may not have enough technical support.

Biorics is the company behind the gadget and the company has already applied for a patent. It would be interesting to see how this gadget develops or finds itself in the middle of a new controversy. Last thing you would want to happen is being refused entry aboard a plane because you have viral fever. You also wouldn’t want to be tracked about your cellphone conversation.

Via: CrunchGear/NewScientist