Comments on: Chipping Children

By: Snitch-Chip today its for pupils, tomorrow for the wage-slave | cyberpunk2020.de

Fri, 23 May 2008 23:03:43 +0000

[...] ARCH Blog informs us about a projekt in a british secondary school where pupils have RFID chips in their [...]

By: yesterday´s future still emerging « Worte,Zeichen,Bilder

yesterday´s future still emerging « Worte,Zeichen,Bilder — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:10:56 +0000

[...] The devices are used to monitor pupils’ movements and register their arrival in class on the teacher’s computer. Supply teachers can also be alerted if a student is likely to misbehave.”//archrights2007 [...]

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:01:59 +0000

Oh, and did not know about it. Thanks for the information …

By: Snitch-Chip today its for pupils, tomorrow for the wage-slave « cyberpunk2020

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:56:43 +0000

[...] cyberware, english post, rpg, style, tech by cyberpunk2020 on December 10th, 2007 The ARCH Blog informs us about a projekt in a british secondary school where pupils have chips in their uniform [...]

By: More on child-tracking « The ARCH Blog

More on child-tracking « The ARCH Blog — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:51:12 +0000

[...] We’ve just put up our report on two other forms of child-tracking, both of them closely related to chipping children. [...]

By: links for 2007-10-22 « Richard@Home

links for 2007-10-22 « Richard@Home — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 05:18:07 +0000

[...] Chipping Children « The ARCH Blog Children are being tracked by micro-chips embedded in their uniforms in a trial at a secondary school. The devices are used to monitor pupils’ movements and register their arrival in class on the teacher’s computer. Supply teachers can also be alerted (tags: children control notonmywatch id) [...]

By: Julian Wearne

Julian Wearne — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:09:06 +0000

“robertroels Says:
October 21st, 2007 at 3:38 am

We as humans have lived since the beginning of time without the benefit of tracking devices, and have survived very trying and violent periods in history.

To promote this and eventually make them mandatory is an affront to the Constitution of the United States and an insult to humanity and liberty.

Provide protection for the children if needed. Big brother go home.”

Ahh, buddy. This isn’t happening in the States.

By: You Can’t Have Just One « Redheaded Blackbelt and Other Strange Connections

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:56:36 +0000

[...] Action on Rights for Children reports that, a leading British school uniform maker, Trutex, is “actively exploring” adding chips to their product to allow parents information on their offspring’s location. [...]

By: Pookie

Pookie — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:30:01 +0000

@archrights: Of course you are right about that. It never ceases to amaze me how young the kids are that are allowed to run the streets unsupervised here in the states. And yes although most people think criminal elements are very stupid that is hardly the case. It is just the really stupid ones that get caught all the time.

By: Longrider » Chipping the Children

Longrider » Chipping the Children — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:39:15 +0000

[...] the Arch Blog, this little piece of statist [...]

By: Progressive Gold » Blog Archive » Hey! Trutex! Leave Them Kids Alone

Progressive Gold » Blog Archive » Hey! Trutex! Leave Them Kids Alone — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:08:15 +0000

[...] Archrights: first it was the co-option of teachers into fingerprinting every British child, whether they or [...]

By: thescoundrel

thescoundrel — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:05:17 +0000

If the teacher/parents/company can track the kid, bet your last farthing that a knowledgeable criminal can do the same thing. And after they snatch the kid they would not hesitate a minute to search and destroy the chip even if it damaged the merchandise.

By: archrights

archrights — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:51:11 +0000

@Pookie: even if we leave things like children’s DP rights or their Art 8 rights to privacy to one side for a moment, there are several other problems. It sounds so plausible that you can track your child if s/he is abducted by a stranger, but the reality is that a child is several hundred times more likely to be killed or injured in a road accident. This kind of device risks lulling people into a false sense of security; if a child is too young to be out without being tracked, then s/he is probably too young to cope with the very real dangers and shouldn’t be out without competent supervision.

It’s also worth knowing that there is no regulation of those operating the tracking systems beyond a voluntary code of practice. If people are really worried about predators, it seems illogical to make a child’s whereabouts known to complete strangers who may not even have undergone the most basic checks.

By: Chipping children « Amused Cynicism

Chipping children « Amused Cynicism — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:27:09 +0000

[...] on October 21st, 2007 Britain’s long slow march towards paternalistic totalitarianism continues: Children are being tracked by micro-chips embedded in their uniforms in a trial at a secondary [...]

By: Pookie

Pookie — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 08:37:57 +0000

Well, i had to give a bit of thought to the chipping idea first. On the one hand it sounds good to be able to track young children. However, at what point do we consider them old enough to be unchipped? Do we just keep them under guard until they die? Do we just have everyone chipped permanently so we can track them wherever and whenever we want? Another possibly good idea that could be overdone by governments?