No, you can’t tap your hand to get on the train – where biohacktivists stand under the law

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Abstract

A brave step forward for cyborg rights? A media stunt? Or just indifference to contract law? Those are the questions raised by news that biohacker Meow-Ludo Disco Gamma Meow-Meow plans to take Transport for NSW (TfNSW) to court after it cancelled his digital travel card.

Last April, Mr Meow-Meow removed the chip from his card and had it surgically implanted under the skin of his hand. The dispute highlights tensions in how enthusiasts are adopting new technologies, ideologies of posthumanism and the ability of law to cope with disruption.
Original languageEnglish
Pages1-3
Number of pages3
Volume2018
No.Feb
Specialist publicationThe Conversation
PublisherThe Conversation Paperpress
Publication statusPublished - 20 Feb 2018

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