Japan university gives away iPhones to nab truants (San Francisco Chronicle)

A prestigious Japanese university is giving away hundreds of iPhones, in part to use its Global Positioning System to nab students that skip class. Truants in Japan often fake attendance by getting friends to answer roll-call or hand in signed attendance… Related: Japan – Global positions system – IPhone – GPS – Education

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