A company now places RFID tags on bottles in bars to to track the tilt angle and length of pour from the bartender. The story is here. The RFID system knows the length of pour and reconciles bottle usage with the Point of Sale (POS) system to see if the correct ingredients were used.
I have always had a balanced view of privacy. Many times I disagree with EFF because the fights seem to be so narrow and lack relevance to the digital masses. But I am NOW starting to get a bit nervous over RFID tags. Their potential to turn routine and normally discrete tasks into an Orwellian nightmare are suddenly becoming tangible.
On the hand, I might just be able to find the perfect gin and tonic. Cool!
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