Track Prisoners and Travellers with RFID

RFID is being installed in prisons in Japan, where instead of iron griddles, prison windows will be made of tempered glass, and to keep tabs on prisoners they’ll wear a jacket with an RFID tag attached so that security guards can track their whereabouts on a screen. The other bit of news is Japan Airlines’ rollout of the JAL IC Check-in Service, which lets travellers check-in for their flight using either an RFID-chipped FeliCa phone or an RFID card. The service is in some airports already, and will be in some 44 major airports across Japan next week. Source: engadget