Japan school kids to be tagged with RFID chips

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Japan school kids to be tagged with RFID chips
Last modified: July 12, 2004, 7:55 PM PDT
By Jo Best
Special to CNET News.com

Japanese authorities decide tracking is best way to protect kids

The rights and wrongs of using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on humans 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.

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"It is the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy. No one can do business without the mark of the beast. This chip is imbedded in the palm and is a human ATM card. It holds all the bearers' assets and all trades must go through it."

--blog: Adventures of Suzy Colorado

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Japan Times: Microchips mulled for tracking of risky pets
The Environment Ministry drafted an ordinance Thursday to require potentially dangerous pets, including snapping turtles, pythons and spiders, to have microchips implanted so their owners can find them easily if they get loose or are set free. The measure, which will cover 650 dangerous species, is aimed at making owners of exotic pets more responsible for their animals in the wake of recent cases across the country in which pet crocodiles and pythons have escaped or were discarded. The ordinance, which is based on the revised animal protection law, will be formally approved as early as next spring after receiving comments by experts and the public...more...

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Gearlog: PASMO Card Services - Ensuring Japanese Kids Don't Play Hooky
The PASMO card is an RFID technology introduced in Japan to pay for trains, which remain the primary mode of transportation in the country. To put the technology to good use, Tokyu Security is rolling out a range of services, which happen to be quite viable since the PASMO card is widely-used. Home access is now included among the list of services, while a number of others are geared towards school children. Aside from the possibility of paying cafeteria lunch using the PASMO card, it can also serve as a child tracking service. Since the Japanese working force is characterized by salarymen and office ladies, people who've little time for their brood, the Tokyu Security can notify parents via web or mobile every time their children use their PASMO cards to log-in at school, access their homes, or ride the train. Of course, issues regarding privacy arise, especially for adults using the same technology (bosses can check one's activities, rendering one's laundry list of excuses when late all but useless). This seems to only be the beginning though--the list of services for the PASMO card will only grow in time.