The ‘Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill’ was put on the government’s agenda, according to a bulletin, released by the lower house of parliament earlier this week. The proposed law could be discussed in several sessions, the first of which could be held as early as next week. …
Read More »Scanning digital health QR code becomes OBLIGATORY for passengers using ride-hailing services in Beijing
Starting from Monday, drivers will be able to deny services to those who refuse to show and scan their QR codes, the state-run Global Times newspaper reported. The color-based health QR code system was introduced in Beijing and more than 100 other cities in February to help curb the spread …
Read More »Singapore Airlines launches ‘Covid-19 passport,’ describing digital health ID as part of the ‘new normal’
It announced on Wednesday that it had started the world’s first trials of a “health verification process” developed by a major airline lobby, the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The app, known as Travel Pass, is being used on flights operated by Singapore Airlines from Jakarta or Kuala Lumpur to …
Read More »UK ‘exploring’ digital ‘freedom passport’ app proving Covid-19 negative status for right to visit public places – report
The companies, Netcompany UK and The Hub Company, have been given contracts worth £42,000 and £36,000 respectively (over $100,000 in total) to conduct work on “Covid-19 Certification/Passport MVP [minimum viable product].” The Daily Mail was the first to report on the records, which were made public last week. Under the …
Read More »China’s new digital currency spells the end for the US dollar’s global dominance and will change the world as we know it
For several years now, China has been developing the digital yuan, the first cryptocurrency from a central bank and government in the world. And it’s nearing completion. Chinese online retailer JD recently began accepting it as a payment method as the government trials its use by giving citizens up to $3 …
Read More »Airline groups embrace ‘digital health passports’ over quarantines as Covid shutdowns continue to cripple industry
Oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam – three of the largest global airline groups which together represent 60 percent of the world’s passenger air capacity – issued a statement praising smartphone-based health pre-clearance apps like CommonPass on Wednesday, urging governments to mothball the “blunt instrument” of quarantines and lockdowns and adopt …
Read More »Russia among TOP 10 countries leading global digital banking revolution
The so-called global benchmarking study on digital banking maturity provided a comprehensive outside-in ’mystery shopper’ assessment of 318 retail banks in 39 countries. According to the report, Russia is among the top ten countries leading the way in global digital banking, along with Japan, Singapore, Norway, Spain, Belgium, Turkey, Poland, …
Read More »China ramps up digital currency pilot testing with transactions topping 1.1 billion yuan
According to the bank’s deputy governor, Fan Yifei, the currency has been used for more than 1.1 billion yuan ($162 million) worth of transactions. Pilots will also be conducted at the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, he said. The pilot programs have made “positive progress,” with more than 6,700 use cases implemented as of late …
Read More »Use of AI & digital ads in politics shows it’s a snake oil world of deception, manipulation & contempt for ordinary people
There is nothing particularly new about political advertising. It has been with us for decades. But this year’s US presidential elections will break all records. NBC News estimates that nearly $7 billion dollars will be spent on ads over the 2020 election cycle overall, $1 billion more than in 2016. …
Read More »Western Digital My Passport Wireless SSD is one of the most secure solid state drives in the world
Western Digital is widely known in Russia for its hard drives as a normal PC or laptop, and portable, and desktop. But it also produces solid state drives, despite the fact approaches this question with the maximum degree of creativity. For example, the portfolio is portable termotehnik My Passport Wireless …
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