The Mark of the Beast
Microchip implants could be the credit cards of the future
04/24/2014 21:05
Imagine the ease of being able to pay for groceries with the swipe of a palm or unlocking a door with the wave of a person’s hand. Students easily share their files for a group project with the shake of a hand.
The idea of microchip implants have bred years of suspicion as a way for...
Human microchipping: I've got you under my skin
04/16/2014 21:25
Thousands of technology enthusiasts use it as the ultimate app, enabling them to lock and unlock their homes, cars, computers and mobile phones with a simple wave of a hand. But there's a catch: they must have a microchip inserted into their bodies.
The idea may seem weird, and painful, but human...
Is the end of Social Security numbers at hand?
04/12/2014 16:25
We’ve all been warned not to use the same password for email, Facebook, and Amazon. But that is exactly what every American does when it comes to our financial lives. We rely on the same nine-digit password for everything from loans to taxes: Social Security numbers.
Having just one number...
RFID Opening Doors for Mark of the Beast?
04/03/2014 07:13
It's been called a "bar code on steroids." Radio Frequency Identification identifies people or things and transmits information through microchips.
Is it all about convenience, or are there biblical implications?
Thrilling Convenience
A banner at the International Association of Amusement Parks...
Biometric Hand and Head Scanning on College Campuses
03/16/2014 09:47
A wide variety of identification and authentication technologies are well entrenched at universities nationwide, and it seems biometrics is starting to make noise on campuses where speed and security are both needed.
Hand geometry readers have been fairly common on campus for years but more recent...
Electronic Tattoos for Baby and You
03/16/2014 09:21
A baby born five to 10 years from now in a developed country may get a tattoo not long after her first feeding. It would be an integrated circuit, a discreet and flexible affair, smaller than a postage stamp and probably placed on the chest. It would monitor such biometric parameters as...
The Pentagon Basically Wants to Merge You With a Robot
03/14/2014 07:46
From artificial mammal brains to prosthetics that feel like real limbs, the military’s blue-sky researchers are aiming to bring man and machine closer than ever before.
You've probably never looked at a mammal’s brain and thought “Gee, I wish I could yank that out of its skull and shrink it onto a...
Scientists develop tech to connect human brain to computers
03/14/2014 07:38
Tufts University scientists are developing revolutionary tech that will directly link the human brain with computers and enhance individuals’ abilities to do anything from recommending movies to managing air traffic control.
The key component of the bleeding-edge tech coming out of the school’s...
Barcoding Human Embryos
03/05/2014 10:17
As a child in a small American town I used to visit a tobacco shop to buy my sweets. It was hot one summer’s day and the quiet man behind the counter with a thick Polish accent had rolled up his sleeves. I remember seeing a number tattooed on his inner forearm. Tattoos weren’t fashionable then and...
RFID and Your Privacy
02/23/2014 07:53
Maybe you haven't heard about RFID. The acronym RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identification. The technology was first used by manufacturers to convey information to retailers and keep track of shipping and inventory on their products in the late 1990s.
Manufactures have embedded them in...
Radio Frequency Chips
Data Tattoo