Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

Advocacy Groups Weigh In on Kid-in-School Tagging

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Just yesterday mainstream media started churning out the second-day news about RFID chips being embedded in kids’ uniforms at the Hungerhill School in Europe.

Here’s some feedback from online advocacy machine Leave Them Kids Alone:

Fingerprinting is being introduced in thousands of U., schools as part of subsidised library, catering and/or registration packages they have purchased, strongly encouraged by central government, according to a number of This is always done without explicit parental consent, even in many cases, without parental knowledge.

Or, as security blogger Bruce Schneider puts it:

So now it’s easy to cut class; just ask someone to carry your shirt around the building while you’re elsewhere.

Stay tuned for more feedback from the masses! [end] 

Vaughan Public Libraries in Ontario, Ca. are in the final stages of implementing the Fastrac RFID system.

The Fastrac RFID will provide greater convenience to patrons, time savings for the staff and additional security for the library itself. Provided by the partnership between VTLS and mk Sorting Systems, the installation will include several self-checkout kiosks, staff stations, RFID gates, tagging stations, tagging wands and tags.

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Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Ill., is piloting a program that can track students on school buses. The goal is to increase safety while determining more efficient bus routes. The school rolled out the program in late January that provides each student with a card that the student uses as he enters or exits a school bus.

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With the implementation of its authentication security suite at Goldsworth Primary School, online identity protection provider Yubico has shown that its two-factor authentication and VPN connectivity are a viable solution in the education market.

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Personal information of 9,000 current and prospective students was inadvertently posted online by Valencia College in Orlando. The school has apologized for the mistake.

The information included the students’ names, addresses, dates of birth and student ID numbers but not their Social Security numbers or financial information.

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As the need for security increases, whether its K-12 or on college campuses, educators certainly don’t want to turn their schools into fortresses.

While certain elements, such as or metal detectors, may be necessary evils, some security experts believe that creating a good relationship with students could be just as important.

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Washington D.C. high school and middle school students now need a DC One Card to ride the city’s transit system. The card is a single ID card that gives students access to most D.C. government programs and facilities, including recreation centers, libraries, and the Metro.

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