Schumer: Don't track shoppers without consent

Release Date 27 Nov, 2011 in Wall Street Journal

 
   

Sen. Schumer: Local malls could track shoppers via cell phones

New York Daily News - 27 Nov, 2011
It's not Big Brother that might be watching you â€" it could be your local mall. A British company has developed technology that uses shoppers' personal cell phones to track their movements through a mall or store without their consent, ...

Schumer: Don't track shoppers without consent

Wall Street Journal - 27 Nov, 2011
AP NEW YORK â€" Technology that uses shoppers' personal cellphones to track their movements through a mall or store should not be used without their consent, US Sen. Charles Schumer said Sunday. Schumer said the British company that developed the ...

NY Senator Warns Of Cell Phone Tracking

WPTZ The Champlain Valley - 27 Nov, 2011
NEW YORK, NY -- US Sen. Charles Schumer is raising questions about technology that tracks the movements of shoppers by using their cellphones. The so-called footpath technology was developed by a British company called Path Intelligence. ...

Schumer: Retailers Use Cellphones To Track Shopping Habits

NY1 - 27 Nov, 2011
Senator Charles Schumer says retailers are beginning to adopt "footpath technology" that automatically tracks shoppers' movements without consent by monitoring signals from personal cellphones. Through the service, antennas are set up throughout malls ...

 

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