Chips Off the Old Block  

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Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 406 no. 8818 (Jan. 2013), page 50-51.
Topik: Tracking Control Systems; Surveillance of Citizens; Radio Frequency Identification; Privacy; Children & Youth; International

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Paul Wallich usually walks his small son to the bus stop a stone's throw from their Vermont home. But he can use a robot too: a football-sized drone, hovering several metres off the ground, follows a beacon stashed in the little boy's school bag. A smartphone strapped to the device beams back video. Few parents are as handy as that, but even Luddites like the idea of keeping an electronic eye on the young. An early offering, in 2003, was Wherify, a tracking device which locks to a child's wrist. Devices invented since then protect autistic children, who easily get lost, or into danger. Youngsters on Canadian farms wear radio tags on bracelets to signal their proximity to adults operating heavy machinery. Longer battery life and miniaturisation are making tracking cheaper and more practical. Parents in Japan and America are the keenest on such gizmos. Public authorities are keen, too. Schools in Osaka began issuing radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to students in 2004. But what about privacy? Enthusiasts say tracking means more freedom, not less. Parents who know they can easily find their children may be happier to let them roam. Critics say tracking does not really protect children.

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