Originally published February 17 2005
InCom creates RFID student tracking system that generates anger in local school
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
InCom has created a software and hardware system called InClass that relies on radio-frequency ID (RFID) chips to track the movements of students through school buildings. A school in Sutter, California agreed to use the system, which has sparked controversy among parents who say they were not consulted before RFID-chipped badges were distributed to students.
- A California school has sparked controversy by demanding that students wear radio frequency identification badges so their movements can be tracked.
- Students at Brittan Elementary School, in Sutter, must wear the tags with their name, picture and grade on school property.
- Antennas above classroom doors track their movements and beam their 15-digit identification numbers to faculty members' handheld computers.
- The system, called InClass, was developed by two teachers in Sutter who founded a company called InCom that markets it.
- InCom plans to market the product next week at the American Association of School Administrators conference in Texas.
- Some students, parents and civil liberties groups have complained about the system, saying it wasn't introduced with parental consultation and expressing concern about who has access to collected data.
- A California school has sparked controversy by demanding that students wear radio frequency identification badges so their movements can be tracked.
- Students at Brittan Elementary School, in Sutter, must wear the tags with their name, picture and grade on school property.
- Antennas above classroom doors track their movements and beam their 15-digit identification numbers to faculty members' handheld computers.
- The system, called InClass, was developed by two teachers in Sutter who founded a company called InCom that markets it.
- InCom plans to market the product next week at the American Association of School Administrators conference in Texas.
- Some students, parents and civil liberties groups have complained about the system, saying it wasn't introduced with parental consultation and expressing concern about who has access to collected data.
- A California school has sparked controversy by demanding that students wear radio frequency identification badges so their movements can be tracked.
- Students at Brittan Elementary School, in Sutter, must wear the tags with their name, picture and grade on school property.
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