BIG BROTHER MAKES IT TO JAPAN FIRST

And right here in Osaka, too.

Japan: Schoolkids to be tagged with RFID chips

"The rights and wrongs of RFID-chipping human beings have been debated since the tracking tags reached the technological mainstream. Now, school authorities in the Japanese city of Osaka have decided the benefits outweigh the disadvantages and will now be chipping children in one primary school.

The tags will be read by readers installed in school gates and other key locations to track the kids' movements."

Note the newspeak phrase: "chipping children."

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