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You remember how we have all been told that RFID chips can only be read from a distance of 30cms and that this fact alone will protect our privacy once we all have them as you will not be scanned without your knowledge... Well, surprise surprise, it was all a LIE! Not only have the University of London announced that they have developed a system that will allow "them" to track you around airports using RFID tags in boarding cards, but they will also be able to use FACIAL RECOGNITION CAMERAS too! Again, this is being sold to the public as some sort of Godsend that will save us all from late departures and missed flights but surely the very idea that this will only be used in airports is ludicrous. But hold on...What's that? You have other uses for the system already?
Theme parks...It is just for the kiddies safety, as usual. Conference centres...Well who cares anyway? Although I would question the need for anybody to actually be at a conference in the first place if they are unable to find their way around a building! WAKE UP EVERYBODY! This is not about catching planes, lost children or idiots who cannot navigate a conference centre...This is about a system that can track your movements and use CCTV images to pinpoint your face in a crowd. The CCTV cameras are already up and working in all major towns and cities and even in some tiny villages. The RFID chip will first be placed in the ID Card that you do not actually want but, as Blair recently pointed out, you are going to get whether you like it or not. How long before you cannot move without somebody else knowing about it? Where do YOU draw the line with regard to YOUR privacy? And what are YOU going to do about it? They are already putting chips in our dustbins without telling us. They are already building black boxes into our cars without telling us. They are already putting chips in our passports. And we are going to have to carry our "papers please" ID cards everywhere we go as soon as the Labour or Tory or Liberal Democrat or whoever else gets around to blowing something up as proof that we shouldsimply MUST have them. I recently received the following from Councillor Jeremy Zeid (Conservative - London Borough of Harrow). I suggest that you pay attention as these are the words and actions of a true patriot:
As I asked earlier - WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? The above may provide a few clues! Related Links: ID Chip Helps Morgue Track Katrina Victims |
Thursday 7th September 2006 | vnunet.com |
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Scientists at University College London (UCL) are developing a system that combines radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and high-definition CCTV cameras to track passenger movements in busy airports. The EU-funded project, known as Optag, is intended to help airlines keep track of passengers and help them reach departure gates on time, reducing the risk of missing valuable take-off slots. The system could also be used in places such as theme parks to find lost children, or delegates in large conference centres. One of the project's leaders, Dr Paul Brennan of UCL's department of Electrical Engineering, says the system will work by placing RFID tags on boarding passes. "We are working to create an interface between the tags and the cameras so that while the tag locates the passenger, the camera can pick them out in a crowded departure lounge," said Brennan. "So, if someone is late for a flight, for instance, they can be located instantly and shepherded to the departure gate." The project also involves vendor Innovision, a UK RFID specialist that will provide technology for the system. Phil Bacon, the project's EU co-ordinator, says the system will be especially helpful for large aircraft such as the Airbus A380, that carries up to 700 passengers. "There is a problem of how to get that many passengers onto the aircraft in time to meet a scheduled departure," he said. "It could also be used to track the movement of large numbers of people within an airport, so that queues could be cleared." |
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