Showing posts with label telecommunications. Show all posts
Showing posts with label telecommunications. Show all posts

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Implanted in Hand, Microchip Lets You Pay Mark-of-the-Beast Style - TAYLOR BERGLUND CHARISMA NEWS

Could a microchip be implanted in the back of your hand? (Flickr/David King)

Implanted in Hand, Microchip Lets You Pay Mark-of-the-Beast Style

TAYLOR BERGLUND  CHARISMA NEWS
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United Arab Emirates telecommunications companies recently revealed new technology that could allow total payment of goods and services using only an embedded microchip.
According to Shoshana Kedem of 7days.ae, the technology comes from a new process called "bio-hacking, where an alien device is embedded on the back of the hand between the thumb and forefinger using a special syringe." The technology was unveiled at GITEX 2016 in Dubai. The microchips are capable of storing all credit card and identification data.
A universal mark on the back of the hand may remind believers of Rev. 13:16-17, where John writes, "He causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, so that no one may buy or sell, except he who has the mark or the name of the beast or the number of his name."
Though there are no indications bio-hacking will be mandatory, the implant may be permanent. Medical tattoo artist Hazim Naori told 7days.ae, "It's like a piercing, it doesn't hurt, but it feels a bit uncomfortable for the first day. The bio-hacking improves and enhances your body and will be not just a wearable device, but a device within yourself. You cannot replace or lose it, if you have an accident it's still with you."
Naori could not, however, say what role the device might play in society. He compared its potential to credit cards and online accounts, which link multiple accounts and enable quick commerce. The only obstacles to microchip implementation are infrastructure and international approvals.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

U.S. and Israel Sign Telecommunications Trade Agreement

U.S. and Israel Sign Telecommunications Trade Agreement

The U.S. and Israel signed a trade agreement that is designed to stimulate trade between the two countries.
 
By Rachel Hirshfeld
First Publish: 10/16/2012, Israel National News

hand shake (illustrative)
hand shake (illustrative)
Reuters
 

The United States and Israel signed a trade agreement on Monday that is designed to stimulate trade between the two countries and make it easier for American companies to export telecommunications equipment to Israel, The Hill reported.

The agreement aims to streamline the process used by American and Israeli companies to certify that their telecommunications equipment meets the technical requirements and regulations set by each country.
As a result of the agreement, American-produced telecommunications equipment can enter the Israeli market if a recognized U.S. laboratory has deemed that the product meets the Israeli technical requirements, according to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).

Israeli regulators will honor the tests performed by recognized U.S. laboratories, "rather than requiring additional testing by Israeli laboratories," USTR said, according to The Hill.
U.S. authorities, in turn, will accept the tests performed by recognized Israeli laboratories.

“This agreement will save American manufacturers money and time," Miriam Sapiro, deputy U.S. trade representative, said in a statement. "It will facilitate trade by allowing for product testing and certification only once, in the United States, prior to exporting the product to Israel."

Sapiro and Shalom Simhon, the Israeli Minister of Industry, Trade and Labour, signed the agreement on Monday. It will go into effect after the U.S. and Israel "have completed all internal legal requirements," according to USTR.

The agreement upholds the Federal Communication Commission's authority to set the technical and safety requirements for the U.S. market.

Trade between the U.S. and Israel totaled over $31 billion in 2011, according to USTR.