2004-07-13, 07:57 | Link #1 |
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Japan school kids to be tagged with RFID chips
I just say this article this morning, and it is fairly disturbing.
http://msn-cnet.com.com/Japan+school...ubj=ns_5266700 they have tagged children with chips that allow whoever is monitoring them, keep track of them. This raises extreme privacy issues in my eyes. if this idea catches on, pretty soon people could be tracked by anybody. the term "big brother" takes on a real meaning, especially if, and you know they will if this catches on, the government starts to monitor your movements. Your world of privacy won't exist. parents could track childrens movements (not necessarilty bad for younger kids) and couples could track each others movements. trust would no longer be an issue, because they could track their movements and see the location of their partner. |
2004-07-13, 08:32 | Link #2 | |
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2004-07-13, 11:47 | Link #5 |
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This is wrong on so many levels. They're treating children as if they were captured animals then tag them before they're released out in the world, and it also sounds like as we were crimals/communists/canibals. If anything they should do to people in prison, not children. Man, 2004 must be a slow year for technological advances. Going to war today, putting trackers on kids tommorrow.
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2004-07-13, 12:04 | Link #6 |
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hm, interesting. The law exists, that installing a tracking device on people without permission is illegal. So the people actually know when they are tracked. And when they don't want to be tracked for whatever reason they can unequipe the chip (the chip is not implanted or something like that). Anyway, alone the fact, that such a tracking is necessary because of security matters is kinda sad.
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2004-07-13, 12:23 | Link #8 |
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In that case throw away your handy (if you have one). It communicates with the nearest transmission station (so your theoretically trackable via handy). Does anybody complain about handies?
comes to my mind... handy = cell(ular?)phone (well in germany we use the term handy, which is not a german but english word, but in english the term cell(ular?)phone is used... uhm yeah very confusing for me)
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2004-07-13, 13:24 | Link #9 | |
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2004-07-13, 13:30 | Link #11 |
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Its the mark of the beast! The day of reckoning is upon us! Oh wait... its not on the right hand or forehead huh? Mmmkay scratch that idea then. Doesn't seem that bad to me, not like its implanted or something. Besides everywhere you go there is a camera pointed at you it seems nowadays without your knowledge, at least the kids know they are being tracked for their own good. Also it could be kind of fun, if a kid pisses you off just steal his tracker, put it on some subway tracks and then tell a teacher you think hes up to something. (just assuming how it works) They look on the computer, see his blip on the tracks moments before it vanishes after being crushed by the subway. They think the worse only to find him alive and expell his ass for playing such a cruel joke.
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2004-07-13, 14:58 | Link #13 | |
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Sure the new device keeps track more accurate, easier to read and with a higher potential to be abused. But if this is alone the parents decission, whether they equipe their kids with such devices for their own security or not, than I'ld say it is not wrong. There is no law against parents keeping track of their children (well I am not sure on this point, but I doubt it is illegal to track your own children, since parents are responsible for their kids).
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2004-07-13, 15:36 | Link #15 |
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It wouldn't be bad for school security purposes, where kids shouldn't be where their not suppose to be. It will come in handy for teachers who are scared as hell because they cannot locate a missing student in a burning school. I just viewed it as an ID that students had to wear, during school, so teachers can keep track of their location if they cutted class or something.
This topic was very misleading, it's not as extreme as it was portrayed to be by the topic creator and some of the replies. |
2004-07-13, 15:44 | Link #16 |
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Well, if I were a pupil, I wouldn't want that my parents always know when I ditch school.
I think, it's not right when parents get total control over their children (wich this technology could partly realize). I have a strange feeling in my stomach about this, wich makes me a little sceptic. |
2004-07-13, 16:01 | Link #17 |
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The fact is, if your not aware of it, it is wrong. If the parents give permission for this to be done on their kids, then fine, but if not, then i would have to say it violates the persons privacy. Sure there are many good uses for this, such as abduction cases and runnaways. But there are equally as many bad aspects that cannot be overlooked.
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2004-07-13, 16:34 | Link #19 | |
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Anyway, after reading that little blurb (can't really call it an article) I think it's a pretty good idea. It's not like they're going to be tracking the kid's every movement, rather they'll be used to monitor areas where the children shouldn't be or aren't supposed to go. "The tags will be read by readers installed in school gates and other key locations to track the kids' movements." So a tracker at the main gates to make sure the students don't leave, maybe one on the roof if its accessible, the teacher's office, etc. Sounds pretty reasonable to me... |
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