Friday, January 4, 2013

When a will isn't enough: medical bracelet asks EMTs to erase browser history

medical browser bracelet

Medical alert bracelets are typically used to warn EMTs of critical information as they're hurriedly working to save your life, including any allergies to medications you may have. But it turns out they can also serve as a last-ditch effort to ensure no one will go digging through your browser history if things go bad. An image of an engraved bracelet uploaded on imgur (and subsequently posted to Reddit) contains simple, concise instructions: "delete my browser history." Keep in mind that this particular bracelet seems more like a good-natured gag rather than a serious directive — it's unlikely paramedics would be going anywhere near your computer in an emergency, after all. Still, why stop with your browser? As the Reddit thread's...


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