The Land Transportation Office-Stradcom conglomerate wants us to pay P350 for a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip that will “enhance the agency’s services from registration process to traffic management and even prevention of carnapping.”
There are privacy issues involved, and militant groups are already crying Big Brother. After all, the LTO (and by extension all other government agencies) will be able to track individual cars in real time.
The RFID chips are a waste of money , though, especially in Manila. Thanks to suddenly-invisible Metro Manila Development Authority chairman Bayani Fernando, you’ll always know where you’ll be:
"What's that, RFID? I'm stuck in traffic? Thanks!"
#1 by Benjo Sumilong on September 24, 2009 - 4:18 pm
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FYI, the RFID is not a project of Bayani Fernando nor the MMDA.
It is a project of LTO and STRADCOMM.
#2 by onetamad on September 24, 2009 - 4:21 pm
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@Benjo Sumilong: We never said that it was, Benjo. It’s an LTO-Stradcom project.
#3 by johjohn on September 27, 2009 - 7:41 pm
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waaah, wag naman! lang hiya, baka malaman ng misis ko kung saan ko pinapark kotse paglate ako umuuwi…:)
#4 by onetamad on September 28, 2009 - 2:22 pm
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Johjohn: Sabi ng Stradcom, di naman daw pala mapapan-track ng kotse yung RFID. Wag ka mag-alala.