02/17/2005: 
Stuff That Doesn't Suck
Follow Up: Students Tracked By RFID
from SFGate with a nod to /.
Sutter County, CA, elementary school unilaterally took the dubious step of forcing students, under penalty of disciplinary action, to wear RFID badges with their name, grade, and photo. The RFID tags were read by sensors placed above classroom and bathroom doors. The system was ostensibly used to automate attendance-keeping.
InCom Corp., the company that provided the tech free of charge to the school, has abruptly pulled out, without explanation. The school superintendant claimed to be, "disappointed," at the development. However, some parents are not mollified, and vow to permanently keep such people-tracking technologies out of their schools."
A small victory for anybody who cherishes their privacy. It is just delaying the inevitable, though.
