*****SPAM***** [Politech] Japan's experiment in RFID: chip your kids' ID cards [priv]

From: Declan McCullagh (declan@private)
Date: Mon Jul 12 2004 - 22:06:01 PDT


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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: More RFID outrage
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 16:08:49 -0400
From: Sheftel, Gila <gila.sheftel@private>
To: <declan@private>



Hi Declan, I don't remember seeing this one go by on the list.



http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=5596789



It is the next predicted step in RFID chip use. A Japanese firm has
taken the "only for inventory" RFID chip and turned it into an
anti-truant tool. Parents can mod-chip their children and know whenever
they leave school premises.



The article tells it from an extremely positive point of view, but it
has my imagination shaken to the core.



Gila Pyke

Privacy Analyst

Privacy and Security Division

Smart Systems for Health Agency

416-212-5117




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