Thursday, January 11, 2007
Shove an RFID up an apparatchik (Not literally)
Looking at various things yesterday, I came across this gem on this DVLA website, scroll down to "Number plates and registration marks" and then "Electronic number plate trial feasibility report" a pdf report on some trails the DVLA has been running.
The idea is for an RFID chip to be included in your number plate, or tax disc, which can then be read by government (and no doubt other) chip readers for various purposes.
I haven't gone through the report myself, a quick look in the introduction tells us all we need to know about how apparatchiks work. Apparently a provision was introduced in the Vehicle Crime Act 2001 to allow this, and deliberately worded so. So these so called civil servants plan their statist oppressions some five or six years in advance.
Of course the wonderfully gender neutrally named "Ladyman" was only to pleased to authorise the trials (perhaps "for the children" or to "protect against terrorism" or maybe there's a new platitude) which have been taking place.
Anyway I know all my readers will be as pleased as I am by the success of the project; it will also come as no surprise to find the EU is also looking into this, and indeed this helped spur on the DVLA trial.
Personally I don't remember seeing any of this reported in the media, (I admit I could easily have missed it), but I suspect our crusading journalists; don't even have enough motivation to check out government websites for snippets of stories. They're far too busy chasing princes girlfriends, reporting on big brother and other banalities.
The idea is for an RFID chip to be included in your number plate, or tax disc, which can then be read by government (and no doubt other) chip readers for various purposes.
I haven't gone through the report myself, a quick look in the introduction tells us all we need to know about how apparatchiks work. Apparently a provision was introduced in the Vehicle Crime Act 2001 to allow this, and deliberately worded so. So these so called civil servants plan their statist oppressions some five or six years in advance.
Of course the wonderfully gender neutrally named "Ladyman" was only to pleased to authorise the trials (perhaps "for the children" or to "protect against terrorism" or maybe there's a new platitude) which have been taking place.
Anyway I know all my readers will be as pleased as I am by the success of the project; it will also come as no surprise to find the EU is also looking into this, and indeed this helped spur on the DVLA trial.
Personally I don't remember seeing any of this reported in the media, (I admit I could easily have missed it), but I suspect our crusading journalists; don't even have enough motivation to check out government websites for snippets of stories. They're far too busy chasing princes girlfriends, reporting on big brother and other banalities.
Tags: statism, state apparatchiks, media
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