>Cory Doctorow wrote a novella, "Unauthorized Bread" which Ars Technica has just published: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/01/unauthorized-bread-a-near-future-tale-of-refugees-and-sinister-iot-appliances/
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>Now the real world is imitating art: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/20/01/24/2156219/ge-fridges-wont-dispense-ice-or-water-unless-your-water-filter-authenticates-via-rfid-chip
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>Even if you do have a genuine GE filter, if it's more than 6 months old you're still SOL. Nice...

That was invented already. Canon's and HP's printers won't use ink which is too old, it says "expired".