Monday, November 08, 2010

The Clap App

Heh.
Mobile phones and computers will soon be able to diagnose sexually transmitted diseases under innovative plans to cut the UK's rising rate of herpes, chlamydia and gonorrhoea among young people.

Doctors and technology experts are developing small devices, similar to pregnancy testing kits, that will tell someone quickly and privately if they have caught an infection through sexual contact.

People who suspect they have been infected will be able to put urine or saliva on to a computer chip about the size of a USB chip, plug it into their phone or computer and receive a diagnosis within minutes, telling them which, if any, sexually transmitted infection (STI) they have.
Inserting body fluids into your cell phone just sounds unsanitary.

In any event, it's not clear what happens when injurious consequences result from incorrect cell phone diagnoses. Who gets sued?

Tip: DMartyr

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