Separation of Church and State

Just when you think the Church has the most fucked up news of the day, a government (this time the British one) decides not to be outdone:

"How would you feel about this: Tracking chips in kids' school clothing so that school officials can know their whereabouts during the school day?

Oh, it's happening. Ten students in a secondary school in the United Kingdom are being tracked through RFID implants in their school uniforms in a pilot program. Information Week reports that the kids attend Hungerhill School for ages 11-16 in Edenthorpe, England.

Add the RFID chips to increased video surveillance and fingerprinting of kids, and this is a heavily tracked generation—for safety's sake. That extra peace of mind for adults comes with a heavy loss of privacy for kids."