MOST parents fear their teenager might get a tattoo or a piercing without their permission.

    But British technology enthusiast Bryon Wake, 15, injected himself with a microchip in a DIY operation in his bedroom while his unwitting mother and father were downstairs.

    The tiny chip — the size of a grain of rice — can be programmed so the schoolboy can control his mobile phone, unlock doors, and even hand out electronic business cards.

    The cyborg teenager — who believes he is the youngest person in the world to have the chip implanted — ordered the kit from the United States and went ahead with the procedure despite being warned a medic should help.

    “I didn’t tell my parents until three days later. They took it better than expected because they had already told me not to do it,” he said. “And then when I did tell them I’d done it, they just went with it.

    “Afterwards I had checked it out at the doctor who said it was fine and they were happy.

    “My grandpa is a surgeon and he said that he was proud, and my mom wasn’t expecting that at all.”

    The chip works by using near field communication (NFC) which emits a low power radio-frequency signature that triggers pre-programmed events like unlocking a phone or starting a car.

    So far, Byron, of Martock in Somerset, Britain, has been using the chip’s ability to unlock his phone automatically and also to control the Bluetooth function to play music from his speakers.

    He is also able to send business cards by touching his hand onto other Android user’s phones, which will automatically transfer his details.

    The device is encased in bio-safe glass — similar to chips used to identify dogs — and the teenager insists the DIY operation on his left hand was perfectly safe.

    He said, “My parents were downstairs at the time. It was only a little cut with two or three drops of blood.

    “It only hurts when you pierce the skin, and then it feels fine. In the days after, it didn’t hurt — it just ached a bit like a toothache. You’re supposed to put a plaster on it but I never did.”

    And he said the stunt has been well received among his friends at school, adding, “None of them have said a bad word about it. They all know I’m crazy.”

    But parents Lilian, 37, and Nicholas, 42, are not too impressed with their son.

    His mother said, “We’re still not entirely certain about it.”

    It is believed there are 10,000 people across the world using microchip technology inside their bodies.

    Swedish company Epicenter has implanted them into its employees, allowing them to use a photocopier, open security doors and even pay for their lunch with their hands.

    Byron will be reviewing the device for the company, dangerousthings.com, which warns users online: “The xNT transponder device has not been tested or certified by any regulatory agency for implantation or use inside the human body.”

    The teenager — who attends Huish Episcopi Academy near Yeovil — wants to work in the IT industry when he leaves school.

    (SD-Agencies)