Phone theft prevention faces technical challenges.The GSM Association (GSM Association, Dublin, Ireland, www.gsmworld.com) A membership association founded in 1987 that promotes the development and evolution of the GSM communications standard worldwide. (GSMA GSMA GSM (Groupe Spéciale Mobile) Association GSMA Great Smoky Mountains Association GSMA Global Scheduling Multiple Access GSMA Greater Seoul Metropolitan Area (South Korea) GSMA Gsm Association ), mobile phone service carriers, and handset makers are working on an international effort to combat mobile phone theft. The plan is to let mobile phone service carriers track stolen handsets and render them useless. More than 25 mobile phone service carriers have agreed to record the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identity IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identification ) numbers of stolen handsets and block calls to those handsets across all national networks. However, the bigger challenge is to find a way to prevent thieves from reprogramming Reprogramming refers to erasure and remodeling of epigenetic marks, such as DNA methylation, during mammalian development[1]. After fertilization some cells of the newly formed embryo migrate to the germinal ridge and will eventually become the germ cells the phones. The GSMA and handset manufacturers are researching ways to do this, but for now are hoping to convince governments to make IMEI reprogramming illegal. |
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