This kind of thing has been in the air for some time now, but reading about it at pilot stage sets my emotional frequency ID to sad:

"Osaka - A primary school in Wakayama Prefecture will provide electronic tags on students' belongings that will help parents and teachers monitor their safety on the way to and from school, a local bureau of the telecommunications ministry said Wednesday.

The tags - similar to those used for merchandise at retailers and wholesalers for inventory control - will be attached to students' school bags or nameplates, while tag readers will be installed at the school gate and locations the parents and teachers think could be dangerous"

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