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==The Internet and the future==
TheAdvocates ideafor is as simple as its application is difficult. If all cans, books, shoes orthe partsgrowth of carsAIDC aresystems equippedargue withthat minusculeAIDC identifyinghas devices,the dailypotential lifeto ongreatly ourincrease planetindustrial willefficiency undergoand ageneral transformation. Things like running outquality of stock or wasted products will no longer exist as we will know exactly what is being consumed on the other side of the globelife. TheftIf willwidely be a thing ofimplemented, the pasttechnology ascould we will know where a product is at all times. Counterfeiting of criticalreduce or costlyeliminate items such as drugscounterfeiting, repair partstheft, orand electronicproduct componentswaste, willwhile beimproving reducedthe orefficiency eliminated because manufacturers or otherof supply chain entities will know where their products are at all times. Product wastage or spoilage will be reduced because environmental sensors will alert suppliers or consumers when sensitive products are exposed to excessive heat, cold, vibration, or other risks. Supply chains will operate far more efficiently because suppliers will ship only the products needed when and where they are needed. Consumer and supplier prices should also drop accordingly.<ref>{{cite book |last = Waldner |first = Jean-Baptiste |author-link = Jean-Baptiste Waldner |title = Nanocomputers and Swarm Intelligence |publisher = [[ISTE Ltd|ISTE]] [[John Wiley & Sons]] |place = London |year = 2008 | pages = 205–214 |isbn = 978-1-84704-002-2}}</ref> However, others have voiced criticisms of the potential expansion of AIDC systems into everyday life, citing concerns over personal privacy, consent, and security. <ref>https://www.wired.com/2016/03/biometrics-coming-along-serious-security-concerns/</ref>
The global association [[Auto-ID Labs]] was founded in 1999 and is made up of 100 of the largest companies in the world such as [[Wal-Mart]], [[Coca-Cola]], [[Gillette (brand)|Gillette]], [[Johnson & Johnson]], [[Pfizer]], [[Procter & Gamble]], [[Unilever]], [[United Parcel Service|UPS]], companies working in the sector of technology such as SAP, Alien, Sun as well as five academic research centers.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/automation/documents/centerguide.pdf |title= The New Network |author= Auto-ID Center |access-date= 23 June 2011 |archive-date= 22 March 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160322062919/http://www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/automation/documents/centerguide.pdf/ |url-status= dead }}</ref> These are based at the following Universities; MIT in the USA, Cambridge University in the UK, the University of Adelaide in Australia, Keio University in Japan and ETH Zurich as well as the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
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