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Submission + - Texas State files 2 bills to ban RFID in schools (blogspot.com)

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on Wednesday January 09, 2013 @06:17PM

BeatTheChip writes: "The day Andrea Hernandez lost her federal case against expulsion for refusing a school mandated RFID badge, Rep. Lois Kolkhorst moved to file 2 bills the 1st day of Texas Legislative session. Kolkhorst, has sponsored several anti-RFID bills for schools over the years. This year they are HB 101 and HB 102."

Submission + - STEM student refusing RFID badge now fights expulsion order (infowars.com)

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on Tuesday November 20, 2012 @11:47PM

BeatTheChip writes: "SAN ANTONIO — Lawyers representing Andrea Hernandez, a science and engineering student at John Jay High School, are fighting an expulsion notice issued a week ago for refusing to wear a Smart ID badge. To represent her, lawyers filed a preliminary court injunction, seeking legal restraints on the school. She maintains stance of refusal to wear any badge containing an RFID tag for reasons of basic privacy and conflicts with her belief system. The controversial decision for her school to adopt the NFC badges is part of the Student Locator Project, tracking attendance. Local schools started issuing the lanyard badges this fall despite parental outcry at NISD school board meetings."

Submission + - White House drops details of cyber ID on Tax Day (blogspot.com)

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on Thursday April 14, 2011 @01:46PM

BeatTheChip writes: "Dept. of Commerce Scry., Gary Locke plans to release solidified details of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace [NSTIC] program starting 11 AM on Tax Day. Technologies and new policies will be demonstrated and discussed to attending press. NSTIC, a federal cyber identity program, drew criticisms earlier this year on initial announcement for similarities to a national identity program. It was deemed "Real ID for the Internet" by some privacy and civil liberty organizations. NSTIC is a national online authentication program for public use under the oversight of the Dept. of Homeland Security."

Submission + - Terror arrest used as fodder to fund Real ID Act (cato-at-liberty.org)

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on Wednesday March 02, 2011 @02:09PM

BeatTheChip writes: "There's been a lot of buzz in recent days concerning the deadline to deliver on the federal Real ID Act. Congress is looking for corners to cut. One tactic is to attach emergency policy to the Real ID in order to sustain funding for its development by authoring members in Congress. In an effort to link the two, Rep. Lamar Smith and others asked DHS to increase enforcement of the Real ID Act over a terror suspect apprehended by lawful means."

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