Review of RFID in 2007

Tagging of people increases rapidly

By the end of 2007, the RFID tagging of people had jumped from 8% to 11% of all projects cumulatively. It may not please the privacy advocates but it allowed nurses to radio their precise location when they were being assaulted, mother-baby mismatches and baby theft to be reduced, paedophiles to be controlled, prisoner escapes prevented and severe diabetics getting correct treatment before they died in the street. The disoriented elderly no longer needed a “jailer” because any dangerous wandering was detected electronically and children could be traced by their parents in theme parks. Should we be ashamed of that?