FLATHEAD
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Not a rant or a troll. In light of a recent post,I must say I was surprised at the reaction. I am truly interested in how you guys feel about this.<br /><br />Have you heard of the new license plate system being put into place in Britton? They are installing a chip in the vehicles license plate that enables "Big brother" to track each vehicle.<br /><br />Did you know that the United States is very interested in this technology for use on OUR personal vehicles. Here is a very short article if your interested. <br /><br />The UK Department for Transport just gave the go-ahead for a trial of new, RFID-enabled license plates aimed to make vehicles trackable in Britain. Unlike passive RFID which only transmits over short distances, the e-Plate licenses use active RFID technology to transmit vehicle identification numbers and other data to readers over 300 feet away. Not surprisingly, US officials will be monitoring the trial closely with an eye toward bringing mandatory RFID-tagged plates to the States. Active RFID is currently in limited usage on US roadways, where the Department of Homeland Security is issuing RFID tags to foreign freight and passenger vehicles as they enter the country. Privacy advocates cringe in horror at the thought of RFID license plates being used as backdoor surveillance tools, while proponents argue, predictably, that active RFID will help, you know, save the world from terrorism.<br /><br /><br /> How would you feel about this? It IS coming. Things like checkpoints and gun laws open the door just a crack more each time to allow this type of thing to happen. We have a fading constitution at best.