Japanese Schoolchildren to be Tagged with RFID

oostevo writes "CNET has reported that Japanese schoolchildren in the city of Osaka will be tagged with RFID tags. Apparently this is in addition to the trial program in Tabe that The Register reported earlier, where parents can track their children on their way to school."

Comments

Let's not over state...

[LostCluster]

These kids are NOT (I repeat... they are NOT) getting an RFID chip implanted in them. Instead, they'll be given RFID tags that they'll be expected to wear/carry so that as they pass by a scanner, their attendance is automatically recorded, automating the school attendance process from paper to bits without the teachers having to spend much time on it.

Of course, the flaw in this system would be that Student A could give their chip to Student B and sucessfully cut class...

Re:With all due respect

[babbage]

This could be an addition to the usual humorous fortune cookie suffixes. It's well known that most fortune cookies are much improved by adding the words "in bed" onto the end; most Unix nerds (but absolutely no one else ever anywhere) will also find adding "using Emacs" to work, and now that you mention it, "in Japan" should work as well. Consider these fortune enhancements, which are all based on actual fortune cookies cataloged at this site:

• You will receive a fortune (cookie).
  You will receive a fortune (cookie) in bed. / You will receive a fortune (cookie) using Emacs. / You will receive a fortune (cookie) in Japan.

• You love Chinese Food.
  You love Chinese Food in bed. / You love Chinese Food using Emacs. / You love Chinese Food in Japan.

• Someone will invite you to a Karaoke party.
  Someone will invite you to a Karaoke party in bed. / Someone will invite you to a Karaoke party using Emacs. / Someone will invite you to a Karaoke party in Japan.

• Don't forget, you are always on our minds.
  Don't forget, you are always on our minds in bed. / Don't forget, you are always on our minds using Emacs. / Don't forget, you are always on our minds in Japan.

• You are filled with life's most precious treasuere ... Hope!
  You are filled with life's most precious treasuere ... Hope in bed! / You are filled with life's most precious treasuere ... Hope using Emacs! / You are filled with life's most precious treasuere ... Hope in Japan!

• Don't ask, don't say. Everything lies in silence.
  Don't ask, don't say. Everything lies in silence in bed. / Don't ask, don't say. Everything lies in silence using Emacs. / Don't ask, don't say. Everything lies in silence in Japan.

• You long to see the great pyramids in Egypt.
  You long to see the great pyramids in Egypt in bed. / You long to see the great pyramids in Egypt using Emacs. / You long to see the great pyramids in Egypt in Japan.

• Trust your intuition. The universe is guiding your life.
  Trust your intuition. The universe is guiding your life in bed. / Trust your intuition. The universe is guiding your life using Emacs. / Trust your intuition. The universe is guiding your life in Japan.

• Everything is not yet lost.
  Everything is not yet lost in bed. / Everything is not yet lost using Emacs. / Everything is not yet lost in Japan.

• Buy many dream boxes. Ask a friend to select one.
  Buy many dream boxes. Ask a friend to select one in bed. / Buy many dream boxes. Ask a friend to select one using Emacs. / Buy many dream boxes. Ask a friend to select one in Japan.

• Alas! The onion you are eating is someone else's water lily.
  Alas! The onion you are eating is someone else's water lily in bed. / Alas! The onion you are eating is someone else's water lily using Emacs. / Alas! The onion you are eating is someone else's water lily in Japan.

• Suppose you can get what you want....
  Suppose you can get what you want... in bed. / Suppose you can get what you want... using Emacs. / Suppose you can get what you want... in Japan.

• What you left behind is more mellow than wine.
  What you left behind is more mellow than wine in bed. / What you left behind is more mellow than wine using Emacs. / What you left behind is more mellow than wine in Japan.

• A starship ride has been promised to you by the galactic wizzard.
  A starship ride has been promised to you by the galactic wizzard in bed. / A starship ride has been promised to you by the galactic wizzard using Emacs. / A starship ride has been promised to you by the galactic wizzard in Japan.

• Never wear your best pants when you go to fight for freedom.
  Never wear your best pants when you go to fight for freedom in bed. / Never we