Pulling the plug on RFID?
I find this stuffjust freakin' fascinating.
Be sure to follow the links in the article. It gets better.
...garments could tell a washer what settings it needs to be washed under, or foods could tell a microwave how long and at what temperature they need to be cooked.
Imagine, for instance, walking down the sidewalk and having a high-tech billboard flash an ad for ketchup at you because it recognized the package of hotdogs in your bag. Ashton acknowledges that such a scenario--not unlike a scene out of the last year's sci-fi film "Minority Report"--is technically feasible
(I've heard two stories about grocery store cards being used against the card holders. One had his cigarette purchases used against him by an HMO and another had his beer purchases used agaist him to show a history of alcohol abuse in an accident suit . They kinda sound like new urban legands)
Rob (Dusting off the home brewing equipment :))