Got this email:
Hello to Members and Friends of CASPIAN Consumer Privacy:
We need your help to stop school children from being spychipped.
Texans: Please join us in San Antonio to protest the first day of
"spychipped school."
On Monday, two schools in San Antonio, Texas, will force more than 4,000
students to wear mandatory RFID tracking devices around their necks! The
so-called "Student Locator Pilot" plans to use active, unencrypted,
always-on RFID tags with a 70-foot read range, and a network of
nearly-invisible readers to pinpoint and monitor students' every move
while they are on campus. See:
http://www.nisd.net/studentlocator/TEXANS: PLEASE JOIN OUR PROTEST
Date: Monday, August 27, 2012
Times: 7:30-9:00 AM when students arrive at school, and
3:00-4:15 PM when they are dismissed
Location: Jones Middle School | 1256 Pinn Road | San Antonio,
TX 78227
Who: We welcome concerned members of the community, parents,
students, teachers, and staff
RSVP: Send an email to
SanAntonio@spychips.com with your name
and # of people in your group
LEADING PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES GROUPS HAVE JOINED WITH US
This week, CASPIAN authored a Position Paper on the Use of RFID in
Schools, co-issued by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
and the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, and endorsed by the ACLU, the
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Big Brother Watch, Restore the
Republic, security expert Bruce Schneier, and many others. The paper can
be found here:
http://www.spychips.com/school/RFIDScho ... nPaper.pdfWE'RE CALLING FOR A MORATORIUM ON RFID STUDENT TRACKING
We emphatically request the Northside Independent School District to
immediately stop using RFID to track students until a formal safety,
technology, and privacy impact assessment is conducted. We call on the
district to:
* Immediately cease issuing RFID-tagged student ID cards, and
recall all cards that have
been issued.
* Disable all RFID tracking equipment on school premises.
* Notify parents that the planned deployment of RFID been
suspended pending the
safety, technology, and privacy impact assessment.
* Call a public meeting to allow concerned parties to share
their views and concerns about
the "Student Locator" program.
* Provide a climate of respect and non-discrimination for
students, parents, and staff members
with philosophical and religious objections to RFID
tracking technology
We appreciate your prayers and support!
Please share this email with others, especially friends and fellow
freedom lovers in Texas.
In freedom,
Katherine Albrecht, Ed.D.
Founder and Director, CASPIAN Consumer Privacy
Check out the website:
http://www.nisd.net/studentlocator/So scary and maddening! Not only is it disrespectful to the parents, it's disrespectful to the kids and their privacy.