Shops track customers via mobile phone
By Surferbill - Last updated: Monday, May 19, 2008 - Save & Share - Leave a Comment
Shops track customers via mobile phone – Times Online: “Signals given off by phones allow shopping centres to monitor how long people stay and which stores they visit”.
On it’s own not such a massive concern, but it isn’t a big step to tie this to credit card usage, CCTV photos, etc. to identify people.
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