Cigarette age verification with RFID. This is good, right?

This is a perfect example of the confusing mass introduction of RFID.
Japan to roll out age-verifying cigarette machines
It's not actually based on some type of payment method using RFID, but on an age verification through some type of official RFID-enabled card. This is a good example of the classic "wait, this is good, right?" Then again, in 20 years, when I'm at the store checkout line with my bacon and eggs, and I get red-flagged by my health or life insurance provider, I'll regret thinking this was a good idea.