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Students In UK Tracked With RFID Chips
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Slashdot discuss a where we learn students in U.K. are tracked with RFID chips. Their summary: "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.'" If you find this story interesting, take a look at our previous RFID-related stories...
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Students In UK Tracked With RFID Chips
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