Japan school kids to be tagged with RFID chips

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Japan: Schoolkids to be tagged with RFID
chips

Japan: Schoolkids to be tagged with RFID
chips 07/13/2004 10:45 AM

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Japan: Schoolkids to be tagged with RFID chips

Japanese authorities decide tracking is best way to protect kids

The rights and wrongs of RFID-chipping human beings have been debated since the tracking tags reached the technological mainstream. Now, school authorities in the Japanese city of Osaka have decided the benefits outweigh the disadvantages and will now be chipping children in one primary school.

This reminds me of the lyrics to the Suicidal Tendencies song Institutionalized, "Wait, what do you mean, what are you talking about, we decided!? My best interest?! How can you know what's my best interest is? How can you say what my best interest is?"

I know people are going to scream "tin foil hat" at me again, but I really don't like the idea of tagging people and the idea of national ids. It really is a slippery slope which will always look rather innocent at the beginning but will lead to a stifling of freedoms and an ability to profile and control people. I believe this is true especially in Japan, there are not enough people who argue against the "oh it's going to just be so convenient" side of the argument.

Interestingly, the "oh so convenient" national ID card that I was protesting has only had a 0.2% uptake by the population in Japan so I guess if you give people a choice, they'd rather not waste their time, money and privacy.

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Japan: Schoolkids tagged with electronic
chips; authorities decide tracking best
way to protect

Japan: Schoolkids tagged with electronic
chips; authorities decide tracking best
way to protect 07/13/2004 08:23 AM
mandatory chips embedded under their skin .. jump on the technology bandwagon .. Not good .. :

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School kids to receive RFID tags

School kids to receive RFID tags 07/13/2004 08:23 AM
ZDNet Jul 13 2004 11:55AM GMT

Japan Firm's Chip Tells Mom if Kids Out
of School (Reuters)

Japan Firm's Chip Tells Mom if Kids Out
of School (Reuters) 07/06/2004 08:28 AM
Reuters - Forget the notebook and the multicolored pen, a Japanese firm has developed the latest in school supplies -- chip-embedded student ID cards.

Japanese Schoolchildren to be Tagged
with RFID

Japanese Schoolchildren to be Tagged
with RFID 07/13/2004 11:40 PM

RFID Not Just for Kids

RFID Not Just for Kids 09/16/2004 05:16 AM
Slashdot Sep 16 2004 9:32AM GMT

RFID Not Just for Kids

RFID Not Just for Kids 09/16/2004 05:17 AM

RFID everywhere--dogs, watches, kids

RFID everywhere--dogs, watches, kids 07/23/2004 04:29 PM
ZDNet Jul 23 2004 7:34PM GMT

RFID Casino Chips

RFID Casino Chips 01/09/2004 09:50 PM

RFID Chip Chips

RFID Chip Chips 12/28/2004 05:28 AM
David Pescovitz: Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology could soon be embedded in casino chips and tables. Casino supply company Shuffle Master recently shelled out $12.5 million for two patents on gaming-related RFID systems. Shuffle Master president Paul Meyer presents this scenario in Gambling Magazine:

"Say I sit down at a black jack table and I have a player's card. I place it and a $100 bill on the table. My card is swiped which places me at that table," explained Mr. Meyer. (A player's card is another way for casinos to track frequent gamblers. They earn points on the card for free meals, or other rewards.)

Without RFID, "as I play over time, the only way the casino can estimate the kind of player I am, is by using pit boss estimates. That's a pretty rough estimate. That's where table tracking comes in. Every chip is associated with me and is tracked using a reader. Exactly what I'm betting and losing or winning is tracked automatically. Without tracking, they (casino) don't know what I'm betting." In other words, the reasoning behind RFID utilization is that the casino will know what every player is doing at every table.

"Say you move away from one table with $500 in chips. You now go to cash in those chips. Those RFID chips can be read at the cage and associated with you. In your moment of generosity, you give a cocktail waitress a $25 chip. When she cashes it in, we know how generous a tipper you are."

Link (via The Wireless Weblog)

World Cup tickets will contain RFID
chips

World Cup tickets will contain RFID
chips 04/04/2005 04:37 AM
'ere we go, 'ere we go, 'ere we go

Bears could keep kids from school
(Reuters)

Bears could keep kids from school
(Reuters) 09/02/2004 02:05 PM
Reuters - Some 30 brown bears have been terrorising a Transylvanian mountain village and could delay the start of the school year, local authorities say.

A school that uses PCs to treat special
kids

A school that uses PCs to treat special
kids 05/06/2004 01:37 AM
Webindia123 May 6 2004 5:21AM GMT

Back to School and Gaming, Kids

Back to School and Gaming, Kids 09/20/2004 04:53 PM
Wired News Sep 20 2004 8:31PM GMT

Kenya to Let HIV-Positive Kids in School
(AP)

Kenya to Let HIV-Positive Kids in School
(AP) 01/10/2004 07:20 AM
AP - A group of children infected with the virus that causes AIDS can attend public schools under a new agreement between the Ministry of Education and the country's largest and oldest orphanage for HIV-positive children.

10% Of U.S. Kids Sexually Exploited - At
School!

10% Of U.S. Kids Sexually Exploited - At
School! 07/18/2004 07:02 AM
Free Internet Press Jul 18 2004 10:11AM GMT

Back to School and Gaming Kids

Back to School and Gaming Kids 09/19/2004 01:26 PM
Wired News Sep 19 2004 3:52PM GMT

High school kids tie-wrapped for
protesting war

High school kids tie-wrapped for
protesting war 03/13/2003 10:24 AM
Snapshots of cops cuffing anti-war kids with tie-wrap on Market Street in SF. I guess there weren't any fajita thieves to bust that day.Lin k Discuss (Thanks, Paul!)

Charter school gives kids online
education

Charter school gives kids online
education 08/02/2004 06:10 AM
Staronline.com - Mon Aug 2, 09:15 am GMT

Getting Kids To Program Old School Video
Games

Getting Kids To Program Old School Video
Games 04/06/2005 06:48 AM
It seems that every recent story about Atari has been about their attempts (in their modern form -- quite different from the original Atari) to make a killing on the nostalgia market, offering up classic games from years back to today's adults -- either on computers or (increasingly) on mobile phones. However, it appears that many feel the basic concepts of old Atari videogames are still valuable for game designers to learn -- resulting in a competition to design new games for the Atari 2600. Of course, there's one twist: the games needed to be created in 24 hours. While the story is amusing to read, what it really does is remind people that, despite all the amazing graphics found in today's game, a game is still about gameplay at its core -- which many of today's game designers seem to forget.

Give your kids a jump on school with
LeapPad

Give your kids a jump on school with
LeapPad 08/29/2004 12:22 AM
National Post Aug 29 2004 4:33AM GMT

Big Blue founds RFID lab in Japan

Big Blue founds RFID lab in Japan 05/25/2004 10:18 AM
ZDNet UK May 25 2004 2:08PM GMT

IBM sets up RFID center in Japan

IBM sets up RFID center in Japan 05/25/2004 11:37 AM
ZDNet May 25 2004 3:36PM GMT

Sniper rifle shoots RFID chips into
people?

Sniper rifle shoots RFID chips into
people? 04/13/2004 01:58 PM
This is probably phony, but it seems like something that might actually be used: The ID SNIPER rifle implants "a GPS-microchip in the body of a human being, using a high powered sniper rifle as the long distance injector. The microchip will enter the body and stay there, causing no internal damage, and only a very small amount of physical pain to the target. It will feel like a mosquito-bite lasting a fraction of a second. At the same time a digital camcorder with a zoom-lense fitted within the scope will take a high-resolution picture of the target. This picture will be stored on a memory card for later image-analysis." L ink (Thanks, Thorzdad!)

High School Kids Beat MIT at Robotics
Competition

High School Kids Beat MIT at Robotics
Competition 03/30/2005 02:05 PM

CNN.com - Kids taking food home from
school - Apr 15, 2004

CNN.com - Kids taking food home from
school - Apr 15, 2004 04/16/2004 10:23 PM
This is George Bush's America: Kids taking food home from school "so they won't go hungry over the weekend." 4/16 .. meet those forgotten figures, the losers

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School Kids Caught Counterfeiting
Dollars (Reuters)

School Kids Caught Counterfeiting
Dollars (Reuters) 04/11/2005 07:53 AM
Reuters - A 12-year-old Seattle school student and his buddies were caught after counterfeiting $20 in one-dollar bills that were circulated among the students and used in the cafeteria to buy food, school officials said on Friday.

Sun Eyes RFID Centers for Taiwan, Japan

Sun Eyes RFID Centers for Taiwan, Japan 03/30/2005 05:23 PM
Interest in RFID is particularly keen right now in Asia, where users perceive a number of different roles for the emerging wireless technology, said a top Sun official.

RFID chips in world soccer tournament
tickets questioned

RFID chips in world soccer tournament
tickets questioned 04/01/2005 03:10 PM
As a security measure, radio frequency identification smart tags are being embedded in all 2.9 million tickets now on sale for next year's FIFA World Cup soccer tournament in Germany -- the largest use ever of RFID at a public event.

Japan to consider tariffs on Hynix DRAM
chips

Japan to consider tariffs on Hynix DRAM
chips 08/04/2004 08:14 AM
TOKYO -- The Japanese government launched an investigation on Wednesday into whether to slap punitive tariffs on memory chips produced by South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor Inc.

Japan - Chips may be implanted in
imported dogs

Japan - Chips may be implanted in
imported dogs 06/09/2004 03:26 PM

Japan Today

Chips may be implanted in imported dogs to prevent rabies

TOKYO — Japan plans to implant microchips under the skin of imported dogs in order to prevent rabies from making inroads into the country, government officials said Tuesday.

The plan intended for strict individual recognition of imported dogs was confirmed the same day at a meeting on the nation's quarantine system against rabies of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the officials said. (Kyodo News)

via Louis

I wonder when we'll be start getting records in our chips instead of stamps in our passports...

GPS-enabled school uniforms hit Japan

GPS-enabled school uniforms hit Japan 04/14/2005 07:32 PM
Blog: With GPS-enabled school uniforms on the way in Japan, the timeless parental refrain "don't forget your jacket" is about to assume...

Japan Eyes Internet as Culprit for
School Killing

Japan Eyes Internet as Culprit for
School Killing 06/03/2004 05:10 AM
Newshub.com - Thu Jun 3, 08:59 am GMT

Japan Eyes Internet as Culprit for
School Killing (Reuters)

Japan Eyes Internet as Culprit for
School Killing (Reuters) 06/03/2004 03:32 AM
Reuters - Japanese media have turned to the Internet as a culprit in the shocking killing of a 12-year-old girl by her classmate this week, as trouble over messages posted on a Web site emerged as a possible motive.

Japan Today - News - GPS-mounted
blazers enable parents to locate kids -
Japan's Leading International News
Network

Japan Today - News - GPS-mounted
blazers enable parents to locate kids -
Japan's Leading International News
Network 04/15/2005 01:02 AM
blazers con localizadores GPS incluidos .. Bibes com GPS includo

japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=4&id=334115
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jelly bracelets" are making a comeback
with teens and some grade-school kids.
But this time, there's a twist: In some
parts of the U.S., they're calling them
"sex bracelets" -- with various colors
supposedly representing promises to
perform sex acts in a

jelly bracelets" are making a comeback
with teens and some grade-school kids.
But this time, there's a twist: In some
parts of the U.S., they're calling them
"sex bracelets" -- with various colors
supposedly representing promises to
perform sex acts in a 12/12/2003 05:38 AM

cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/12/10/sex.bracelet.ap/index.html
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Aplus Flash Technology introduces new
high-performance, low-current RFID
EEPROM IP: Secure and cost-efficient,
Aplus’ RFID EEPROM IP offers RFID chip
designers the first easy drop-in EEPROM
memory solution

Aplus Flash Technology introduces new
high-performance, low-current RFID
EEPROM IP: Secure and cost-efficient,
Aplus’ RFID EEPROM IP offers RFID chip
designers the first easy drop-in EEPROM
memory solution 05/31/2004 02:13 PM
Aplus Flash Technology has introduced a new version of its silicon proven 0.35um 2P3M CMOS based EEPROM IP that is targeted for RFID applications. This embedded memory IP can be used in RFID applications such as contactless smart cards, RFID tags, security and surveillance, and other supply chain tracking purposes. Aplus Flash Technology is a fabless IC design company specializing in non-volatile memory IP and products. [PRWEB May 19, 2004]

Kids Have a ‘Doggone’ Good Time with
Launch of RAGGS Kids Club Band Video
Series

Kids Have a ‘Doggone’ Good Time with
Launch of RAGGS Kids Club Band Video
Series 08/10/2004 03:43 AM
[PRWEB Aug 10, 2004]
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Bear Wanders Through Hospital in
Virginia (AP)

Bear Wanders Through Hospital in
Virginia (AP) 06/17/2004 06:39 AM
AP - An adult black bear was shot and killed after it wandered into a hospital, authorities said.

Giant bear strolls into hospital

Giant bear strolls into hospital 06/17/2004 12:08 AM
News.com.au - Thu Jun 17, 01:52 am GMT

Bear Wanders Into Hospital in Franklin
VA

Bear Wanders Into Hospital in Franklin
VA 06/17/2004 10:14 AM
A 350 pound black bear wandered through the automatic doors of Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital. After being trapped in a computer room, law enforcement officers killed the bear. Sadly, as suburbs and towns grow out into the country, more bears are getting the worse of their relationship to humans.

Police Kill Bear in Virginia Hospital
(AP)

Police Kill Bear in Virginia Hospital
(AP) 06/16/2004 10:05 AM
AP - Perhaps visiting hours were over. Police shot and killed a full-grown black bear that wandered into a hospital Tuesday.

The International RFID Technology Center
Locates in Frisco, TexasThe IRTC Will
Provide Leadership, Guidance and
Services for the RFID Industry

The International RFID Technology Center
Locates in Frisco, TexasThe IRTC Will
Provide Leadership, Guidance and
Services for the RFID Industry 12/19/2004 03:04 PM
The International RFID Technology Center, Inc. (IRTC) announced today that they have reached an agreement with the Frisco Economic Development Corporation (FEDC) to locate the IRTC’s headquarters in the City of Frisco, Texas, one of the fastest growing cities in the thriving Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) area. This enables the IRTC to take advantage of DFW’s technology talent pool and geographic location as a focal point for activity in the RF (radio frequency) and RFID (radio frequency identification) sectors. [PRWEB Dec 18, 2004]

Learning Technology: The Myths and Facts

Learning Technology: The Myths and Facts 06/23/2004 05:59 AM
Learning Technology: The Myths and Facts by John A Finnis
http://www.itd l.org/Journal/May_04/article07.htm

Abstract
This paper considers some of the major issues in the field of learning technology. It seeks to identify areas in which technology has greatest potential to contribute to the learning process, and also those areas in which the application of technology is inappropriate or detrimental. Issues include the support of different kinds of learner, learning environments, reusability and accessibility. Questions raised include the changing role of learning in the information age, extent to which learning materials may be re-used, and how misunderstandings between various contributors to learning technology projects may be overcome. The paper concludes with a hypothetical example of an effective application of learning technology.

Cray Inc. to Present at Bear Stearns
16th Annual Technology Conference

Cray Inc. to Present at Bear Stearns
16th Annual Technology Conference 06/05/2005 11:53 PM
Market Wire Jun 3 2005 4:56PM GMT

It would be a harmful thing if all
information technology products were to
bear one company's logo - Microsoft

It would be a harmful thing if all
information technology products were to
bear one company's logo - Microsoft 05/16/2004 10:50 PM
Xinhua News Agency May 17 2004 3:43AM GMT

RFID technology becomes academic

RFID technology becomes academic 04/02/2005 02:45 AM
InternetRetailer.com Apr 2 2005 7:34AM GMT

Hot Technology Trend: RFID

Hot Technology Trend: RFID 06/21/2004 09:15 AM
CNET Asia Jun 21 2004 1:12PM GMT

Is RFID Technology Easy to Foil?

Is RFID Technology Easy to Foil? 11/18/2003 05:53 AM
RFID tags are not as big a privacy invasion as we've all been led to believe. Or at least that's what the producers of the object-tracking devices would like you to think. Mark Baard reports from Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Magnifoam Technology International
slides to Q3 loss of $1.12M

Magnifoam Technology International
slides to Q3 loss of $1.12M 02/12/2004 11:37 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Feb 13 2004 4:09AM GMT

Microsoft, IBM and Phillips test RFID
technology

Microsoft, IBM and Phillips test RFID
technology 01/27/2004 10:23 AM
Computer Weekly Jan 27 2004 2:33PM GMT

2006 World Cup sports RFID technology

2006 World Cup sports RFID technology 04/05/2005 02:02 PM
Computer Business Review Apr 5 2005 5:26PM GMT

Group completes new RFID technology
standards

Group completes new RFID technology
standards 06/14/2004 05:53 PM
SAN FRANCISCO - Radio frequency identification (RFID) standards group EPCglobal Inc. said Monday that it has finalized its first global standards, promising to help speed companies' adoption of RFID technologies to improve supply chain operations.

CeBIT Buzzing with RFID Technology
Debuts

CeBIT Buzzing with RFID Technology
Debuts 04/09/2004 04:09 PM
eWeek Mar 22 2004 11:30AM GMT

Firan Technology reports Q1 loss of
$981,000 compared with $2.1M year ago

Firan Technology reports Q1 loss of
$981,000 compared with $2.1M year ago 04/03/2005 05:45 AM
Canadian Press Apr 3 2005 9:13AM GMT

Wired News: Is RFID Technology Easy to
Foil?

Wired News: Is RFID Technology Easy to
Foil? 11/19/2003 08:04 AM
Is RFID Technology Easy to Foil? .. Read the full article from Wired .. a solution seeking a problem

wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,61264,00.html
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Drillers Technology Corp. reports Q3
profit of $160,000 after loss year ago

Drillers Technology Corp. reports Q3
profit of $160,000 after loss year ago 11/14/2003 02:53 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Nov 14 2003 12:50PM ET

Patent-Pending Technology Sets New RFID
Accuracy Mark

Patent-Pending Technology Sets New RFID
Accuracy Mark 01/05/2005 09:40 PM
eWeek Jan 5 2005 10:16PM GMT

RFID session a primer in the next major
technology to change business since the
Internet

RFID session a primer in the next major
technology to change business since the
Internet 09/08/2004 03:35 AM
Radio Frequency Identification Technology (RFID) will eventually change the way every facet of business is conducted, and manufacturers and parts suppliers need to be ready in order to compete in the future. For this reason, experts in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) are assembling in Dayton on November 3, 2004 to present the Mechanics of RFID, an intensive, full-day workshop geared for manufacturers and suppliers to meet customer RFID mandates and to focus on RFID as a productivity tool in manufacturing and distribution operations. [PRWEB Sep 8, 2004]

Discovery Hospital Adds Seven Hospital
Clients

Discovery Hospital Adds Seven Hospital
Clients 08/06/2004 02:17 AM
Discovery Hospital provides Internet-Based Content Services to hospitals. This press release announces several new clients in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Texas and Georgia. [PRWEB Aug 6, 2004]

New Paper Examines Alternative
Technology to RFID for Retailers and
Manufacturers Seeking Multiple-Asset
Traceability

New Paper Examines Alternative
Technology to RFID for Retailers and
Manufacturers Seeking Multiple-Asset
Traceability 06/17/2005 03:23 PM
A new paper, entitled “The Alternative to RFID: Finding the Silver Bullet for Traceability,” examines the benefits of an alternative technology to RFID in rapid multiple-asset AIDC and asset tracking applications. The paper is available as a free download at: http://www.visidot.com. [PRWEB Jun 8, 2005]

The facts behind the "Get the Facts" ad
campaign

The facts behind the "Get the Facts" ad
campaign 06/24/2005 09:35 PM
Commentary: Like many readers, I find Microsoft's Get the Facts (GtF) ads repugnant, especially when they appear on sites dedicated to Linux and open source software. I understand that such organizations' editorial and ad sales staffs operate independently, meaning neither side tells the other what content it is or isn't allowed to carry, but I still don't like it. Happily, however, the bogus GtF ads may not be around much longer.

Just the facts, M'am...umm, just OUR
facts, I mean !

Just the facts, M'am...umm, just OUR
facts, I mean ! 06/06/2004 12:48 PM
A bushy-tailed morning in the quest for truth : MemeTank and dKosopedia This morning, I wondered - where's the update to (the deceased) Steve Kangas' mighty liberal FAQ ? "Update?", thought I, "Well, this attempt ran out of steam" Then..."Ah, a Wiki !" Then, "well, isn't truth the point ?...shouldn't it be Bipartisan, or multipartisan ?" Daily Kos was just sniffing (May 28th) along that trail, it seemed....partway : "We hope the dKosopedia will become the progressive-political version of the Wikipedia, a political FAQ so to speak" Would the "Dkosopedia" benefit from a less partisan stance ?

But, the MemeTank rocks -with it's bestiary of Liberal/Progressive, Right Wing, and "other" memes and the (MemeTank's) "Meme Development Project....This section is for people who want to invent new memes and try to encourage professional journalists to start using them."

American Port Services Selects HighJump
Software’s Flexible and Affordable RFID
Technology Solution to Empower Customers
to Meet Retail Mandates

American Port Services Selects HighJump
Software’s Flexible and Affordable RFID
Technology Solution to Empower Customers
to Meet Retail Mandates 06/21/2004 02:55 AM
3PL Provider to Incorporate HighJump’s Compliance Advantage in First Stage of Integrating RFID Into Business Processes [PRWEB Jun 21, 2004]

Descartes Systems says annual loss worse
than reported, Q1 loss balloons

Descartes Systems says annual loss worse
than reported, Q1 loss balloons 05/10/2004 11:39 AM
National Post May 10 2004 3:31PM GMT

RFID development kits come with
compactFlash RFID readers for pocket PC

RFID development kits come with
compactFlash RFID readers for pocket PC 08/12/2004 06:48 PM
RF Design Aug 12 2004 11:20PM GMT

RFID Labels Test 100% Readable by the
RFID Alliance Lab

RFID Labels Test 100% Readable by the
RFID Alliance Lab 12/17/2004 06:31 PM
Worldlabel.com shipped a roll with 105 pieces of 4” x 6” Xtrack™ RFID Smart Labels to the RFID Alliance Lab for testing. The tags embedded were a Rafsec dipole design with EPC UHF Ucode 1.19 chip. Tests were performed at the University of Kansas under the supervision of Dr. Daniel Deavours, Director of Research at the RFID Alliance Lab and Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas. Dr. Deavours issued the following statement on behalf of the RFID Alliance Lab. “On December 14, the Lab tested all 105 labels with a ThingMagic Mercury 4 reader. The Lab observed that all 105 labels were readable”. [PRWEB Dec 16, 2004]

Japan school kids to be tagged with RFID chips

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