[sorbus]

All I see is that this isn't in large-scale production yet (though chips do exist and have been verified to work), and likely won't be marketed to the general public. Preferring it to be distributed with information is great - I entirely agree with that - I'm just trying to point out that your reasons for expecting it not to include that ("this particular kit is advertised too much like a silver bullet to assure me that the manufacturers are anywhere near that responsible") make no bloody sense. This isn't advertising, this is a report on a study that was published in Nature (so why should we care what some reporter characterizes it as?), and there are no manufacturers yet.

[ikarous]

I admit to having a knee-jerk reaction. The "no more condoms for me!" comments I saw on the original Engadget article evoked some very unpleasant memories. Having seen the effects of HIV on a first-hand basis, I sometimes fail to respond to such things with purely rational objectivity. I ask your pardon for that.