The world of airport security has gone crazy with reports that research is underway to introduce the electronic tagging of passengers at airports. The prototype technology is to be tested at an airport in Hungary, and could, if successful, become a reality in two years.

The tagging project, known as Optag means that each passenger will be issued with a tag at check-in and a reader would detect where the passengers were located within the airport. The project will also be investigating a range of other airport security tools to help detect terrorism.

I realise that it is important to ensure safety within airports, but tagging people like we are criminals, is in my opinion not the right way to go about it. It seems a flawed idea anyway, because what happens if you loose your tag – are you going to be delayed from getting on the plane to be re-tagged? Crazy I tell you.

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