GE will send you a bypass insert if you ask for one. I think they are intended for people who have a whole-home filter. Once you have that, you can peel off the RFID tag and stick it in the filter compartment and go back to buying non-RFID filters.

On my fridge it lights up the "not-filtering" light, but that's okay by me. I replace the filter every 3 months.

I'm waiting for the day they shut off your fridge because you bought "unapproved" food.

"Incompatible yogurt was detected! To ensure your refrigerator maintains an optimum temperature be sure to buy only GE compatible Chobani™ yogurt and foods from our other "GE Chill Eats®" partners."

Just wait until they do this to alcoholic beverages. Good way to bring down an entire industry.

I expect insurance companies would love to buy that kind of data. They could raise the rates of customers based on the contents of their fridge. Drink too much? Buy food that's too unhealthy? Expect to see your bills go up.

I've read they already do things like charge people more based on aggregated data like their zip code or an areas rate of fast food consumption (Perversely, health and life insurance companies also invest billions of dollars in stocks for fast food companies), but also based on individual data like social media posts, how much money a person makes, or how much TV a person watches. Whatever it takes to justify taking more out of your pocket.