Students In UK Tracked With RFID Chips 214
An anonymous reader writes "Ten kids in a pilot program in the Hungerhill School in Edenthorpe, England will participate in a program that puts RFID chips in students' uniforms to keep track of their whereabouts. A group called 'Leave Them Kids Alone' is opposing the program. Bruce Schneier blogs: '...Now it's easy to cut class; just ask someone to carry your shirt around the building while you're elsewhere.'"
This was already being done in the US (Score:1, Informative)
That fresh from the dryer feeling. (Score:4, Informative)
A quick, easy solution is to pop your clothes in the Microwave for a few seconds, and Presto!, warm and fuzzy!
Just don't try it with metal zippers or buttons, nylon might melt, you might start a fire...
Re:oops... (Score:1, Informative)
It was a printed photo ID with a 'PASS' hologram (approved by the UK goverment for proof of age)and the local councils logo on the back with, surprise surprise, a pasive RFID chip.
They don't have to implant the chips in school uniforms, we had to carry our cards if we wanted to eat from the school dining center or get books out of the library (which alot of students have to do often for classes) so it wasn't really a choice... and they even had the teachers carrying active RFID tags (they where used as door keys for the front doors).