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Re:My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a gene... by SilasX on Thursday January 23, 2020 @01:20PM (#22130125)
The author, @ShaneMorris, says "Sound familiar?" and links to the Doctorow "Unauthorized Bread" short story[1].

But you don't need hypotheticals! The defunct Juicero required a wifi connection to "check the packet's expiration", but was enforcing use of their proprietary fruit packets. (Can't find an authoritative source atm but it was what everyone assumed and what their business model effectively required[2].)

And IIRC Keurig seriously considered doing this or had already implemented it.

[1] https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/01/unauthorized-bread-a-...

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15154723

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Re:My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a gene... by donmcronald on Thursday January 23, 2020 @05:52PM (#22133170)
The CatGenie is even worse.

https://jorgelo.co/the-future-a-cat-litter-and-drm-6dbda2642...

The cartridge system adds a consumable part for the sake of having a consumable part.

I'm sure it's only a matter of time until they try the same thing on dishwashers and washing machines.

"The Wash Master 4000 is optimized to work with a range of certified detergents. The following cartridges are compatible with your new Wash Master 4000..."

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Re:My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a gene... by gimmeThaBeet on Thursday January 23, 2020 @11:55PM (#22135500)
That does make me think, I've only thought to look at it in my parents' old and new dishwashers, but they both had basically 'ads' that the detergent slot had cascade branding on it.

I always wonder how much P&G pays for that sort of placement.

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Re:My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a gene... by ansible on Thursday January 23, 2020 @06:11PM (#22133352)
Cory Doctorow book "Radicalized" has the "Unauthorized Bread" story and more:

https://craphound.com/category/radicalized-full/

Buy it, or read it for free.

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Re:My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a gene... by Nerada on Thursday January 23, 2020 @08:11PM (#22134358)
Don't forget Ubik, written in 1969 by Philip K. Dick. Excerpt below.

https://twitter.com/davidbrin/status/754490300140322816

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Re:My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a gene... by TylerE on Thursday January 23, 2020 @06:57PM (#22133756)
The Juicero thing was so dumb. Even if you believe their reasoning, why not just encode the expiration date in the chip?
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Re:My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a gene... by nolok on Thursday January 23, 2020 @10:56PM (#22135274)
If people had been willing to ask themselves basic sanity question like that, the entire company / product would have never existed in the first place
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Re:My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a gene... by hcs on Friday January 24, 2020 @12:47AM (#22135722)
Recalls, I think? But a mailing list ought to be able to handle that.
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Re:My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a gene... by chipperyman573 on Thursday January 23, 2020 @02:14PM (#22130727)
keurig has been doing this for a long time
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Re:My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a gene... by gigs on Thursday January 23, 2020 @06:40PM (#22133620)
The Keurig 2.0 have been discontinued a while now and the new ones don't have the DRM anymore.
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Re:My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a gene... by pergadad on Friday January 24, 2020 @02:29AM (#22136121)
Biding their time until the controversy is forgotten...
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