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Always Wondered What Little Ben Does In School All Day?

Tuesday, November 6, 2007 in News

Well, soon, dear parent, you’ll be able to monitor your kids!

That is, if what a couple of schools are doing in Europe – implating RFID chips into school uniforms – catches on.

As reported by Yahoo Tech and Information Week, ten students in a secondary school in the United Kingdom are being tracked through RFID implants in their school uniforms in a pilot program.

Information Week reports that the kids attend Hungerhill School for ages 11-16 in Edenthorpe, England. [end] 

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