Reply #3: England goes a step further with RFID Tracking.

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posted this yesterday. Some interstig replies about how to disable the RFID Chips.

Now if the entire school would agree to microwave or exchange Chipped-shirts...well, that could be considered a really cool day at school.
Might suck when they were made to own up to the typical teen behavior. But haven't we all been through that "right-of-passage"?

Here's the link RFID Chips:
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2217643&mesg_id=2217643

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RFID Chips in School Uniforms Track Students (England)

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/devlin/17027
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How would feel about this: Tracking chips in kids' school clothing so that school officials can know their whereabouts during the school day?

Oh, it's happening. Ten students in a secondary school in the United Kingdom are being tracked through RFID implants in their school uniforms in a pilot program. Information Week reports that the kids attend Hungerhill School for ages 11-16 in Edenthorpe, England.

Add the RFID chips to increased video surveillance and fingerprinting of kids, and this is a heavily tracked generation—for safety's sake.

That extra peace of mind for adults comes with a heavy loss of privacy for kids. Do you agree with David Clouter, a parent and founder of the children's advocacy group Leave Them Kids Alone, who says taking all these precautions has the effect of treating kids like criminals? Or do you agree with the parents who have OKed the pilot program who do not find it egregiously intrusive?
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