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Why is the Gates Foundation developing a remote-controlled contraceptive?

Answer: for convenience

Rather than take a pill every day, the users of this invention would take one pill that could release drugs over the course of 16 years, turned on and off by a wirelessly connected device.

Research is set to begin in 2015 with an expected market release of 2018. Meanwhile, worries about such devices being vulnerable to cyberattacks remain an area of concern for security professionals.