Rhode Island school plans to use RFID chips to track students, causing widespread controversy
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A Rhode Island school plans to use RFID chips to track students next week, sparking widespread controversy. Some felt that despite the good intentions, the project was clearly a ring idea.
The school plans to embed RFID tags on the school bags of more than 80 students who ride the bus to and from school each day. The system lets parents or schools know if their child is in the car, and the GPS device in the car allows both parties to locate the vehicle in real time.
A school spokesman said the system would improve the reliability and efficiency of the school’s transportation system. However, Neal McCluskey, an education policy analyst at the Cato Institute, said any time any government agency, such as a school, was collecting personal information should be a cause for concern.
“I’m sure many people have good reason to believe that this measure is the nose of a camel under the tent, which will lead to wider tracking and violation of individual liberty and independence,” he said.
In addition to privacy concerns, security experts pointed out that the system only tracks RFID tags, not the students themselves, making it easy to cheat.
Below is a video from YOU Tube covering the incident.
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