"SNIF Labs--the company's name is short for Social Networking in Fur--is developing what its website calls "a custom radio communications protocol" that allows special tags dogs wear on their collars to swap dog and owner information with other SNIF-tag users. When two dogs wearing tags come within range of each other, the tags start to swap dog and even owner information."
"(SNIF) technology
allows for Internet-based monitoring of a pet's daily activities when
he or she is home alone. As long as Fido is in range of a base station
installed at the home, the system can record when he sleeps, eats,
walks, and even relieves himself. An owner can monitor this activity
via any Web browser, whether at home or on a mobile device. He or she
could even set up e-mail or SMS alerts for when, say, there is a big
drop in activity levels, which may indicate that the dog is sick."
MIT Technology Review
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