New ID cards for foriegn citizens...

hippykiller1 · (#1 (**permalink**))

Contain RFID

YouTube - Arudou Debito on new IC cards for foreigners in Japan

F*** you Japan.

Nyororin · (#2 (**permalink**))

ALL new ID cards in Japan contain RFID. Not just for foreigners. For Japanese citizens too.
Foreigner cards are going to include RFID because foreigners will be included in the SAME record system as Japanese (Juki Net) - a step closer to actually being treated the same in terms of registry and paperwork.

This whole mess has me laughing my head off. For years foreigners in Japan have been pushing to be included in the same system, treated the same as Japanese, allowed on the Juminhyo, etc... And when the government makes a move to actually DO this, people freak out because it`s including RFID...

You can`t have your cake and eat it too. You can`t just take the "good" parts of being treated the same legally and get exceptions for the "bad" parts (like RFID).

hippykiller1 · (#3 (**permalink**))

I'd take a hammer to that shit. I did to my passport.

Nyororin · (#4 (**permalink**))

Quote:

Originally Posted by hippykiller1

I'd take a hammer to that shit. I did to my passport.

You`re welcome to do that. Just don`t be an armchair activist screaming about the injustice of being singled out as a foreigner when that isn`t the case.
Does the RFID have the potential to be abused and to be used to single out foreigners? Yes. But potential does not indicate intent. It is in all the ID cards, regardless of whether you`re Japanese or a foreigner.

In other words, complaining about RFID in general is fine - not that there is RFID in foreigner cards (while ignoring the fact that it`s in the other cards too.)

hippykiller1 · (#5 (**permalink**))

They put RFID in everything. They put it in credit/debt cards. Yeah, I smashed that too.

I'm just not a fan of RFID, like you said, doesn't mean something can happen. But in all, it seems to Orwellian.

smbx33 · (#6 (**permalink**))

To be honest, I dont mind the fact that you have to have one, I kind of like it. But the fact that you have to have it on you 100% of the time, is a little over the top.