US malls stop tracking shoppers' cellphones

Release Date 29 Nov, 2011 in CBC-ca

	US malls stop tracking shoppers' cellphones CBC.ca - 29 Nov, 2011 Shoppers can opt out of being tracked by turning off their cellphones. But Senator Charles Schumer thinks that's not reasonable and shoppers should instead be required to opt in.Shoppers can opt out of being tracked by turning off their cellphones. ...
	Mall Owners Pull Plug on Cellular Tracking (For Now) Wired News (blog) - 29 Nov, 2011 You may now shop two malls again without fear of individualized tracking�"at least by your cell phone signal. Privacy concerns raised by US Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) have ended plans by malls in southern California and Virginia to ...
Malls suspend plan to track shoppers' cellphones Register - 29 Nov, 2011 Two shopping malls have dropped plans to track shopper's movements after a US senator voiced privacy concerns about the practice, which involves monitoring individuals' cellphone signals. The Footpath tracking system will no longer be used at the ...
Cell-phone tracking mall operator has second thoughts CNET - 29 Nov, 2011 It seems that the Cleveland mall operator who last week declared it was tracking mall shoppers in California and Virginia via their cell phones has had a change of, perhaps, heart. ...
Mall phone-tracking test hits political wall msnbc.com - 29 Nov, 2011 The great shopping-mall cellphone-tracking experiment of 2011 has come to a halt, thanks to the actions of an activist US senator. Forest City Commercial Management said on Friday that it was suspending its trial of the FootPath ...
Are Brick-And-Mortar Businesses Suffering From Data Envy? Forbes - 29 Nov, 2011 Earlier this year, OnStar announced that it was going to start collecting driving and location information from units in peoples' cars even if those people were not customers. The company killed that plan, though, after a privacy backlash and ...
Malls stop tracking shoppers' cell phones CNNMoney - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎ Two malls were planning to track shoppers' movements by following their cell phone signals, but they have since suspended the program, due to privacy concerns raised by a US senator. ...
	Shops are secretly tracking your every move by snooping on your mobile ... Daily Mail - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎ 'Big Brother' technology which monitors mobile phones remotely - without warning you that this is happening - is already in use in many major British retail chains, MailOnline can reveal. The technology has quietly been in use in the UK for four years ...
	Sen. Schumer: Local malls could track shoppers via cell phones New York Daily News - ‎Nov 27, 2011‎ BY Alison Gendar & Simone Weichselbaum That might not be Big Brother tracking your every move �" it could be your friendly neighborhood mall. A British company has developed technology to use shoppers' cell phones to track their movements through a mall ...
Schumer: Don't track shoppers without consent Wall Street Journal - ‎Nov 27, 2011‎ AP NEW YORK �" 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 ...
	Malls Nix Plans to Track Cell Phones Amid Privacy Concerns Mobiledia - 29 Nov, 2011 Two malls nixed plans to track shoppers' cell phones after public outcry from politicians and consumers, as personal privacy concerns continue to interfere with progressing technology. ...
	Mall nixes plans to track shoppers' cell phones RichmondBizSense - 29 Nov, 2011 The owner of Short Pump Town Center has canceled its plans to track shoppers' movements through the mall after receiving a complaint from a US Senator. Forest City Enterprises had planned to use the technology, called FootPath, at Short Pump and ...
Malls in Britain snooping on shoppers' phones without consent Newstrack India - 29 Nov, 2011 London, Nov 29 (ANI): Many major British retail chains are using a technology which monitors mobile phones remotely without warning the user that it is happening. The technology has quietly been in use in the UK for four years in several 'major' High ...
Malls Now Tracking Cell Phone Signals for Marketing Data EVDOinfo - 29 Nov, 2011 Earlier this year there were several people concerned with how cellphones were tracking user locations, and now they'll be helping to collect data while you shop at the mall. The new technology is called Footpath and was developed by Path Intelligence ...
Malls Back Off Cell Tracking Plans After Getting Phone Call From Chuck Schumer Dslreports - 29 Nov, 2011 Last week we noted that two malls had started tracking user location in stores, using technology that monitored customer cellphone location. The two malls -- Promenade Temecula in southern California and Short Pump Town ...
Senator's privacy fears halt shopper tracking trial Research Magazine - 29 Nov, 2011 US�" Shopping malls in California and Virginia have suspended trials of a UK-developed system for monitoring shopper movements after privacy concerns were raised by New York senator Charles Schumer. Mall owner Forest City began testing the technology ...
Malls won't track your mobile phones this holiday IntoMobile - 29 Nov, 2011 Two US malls have abandoned their plans to track customers via their mobile phones. This change of heart followed a call from US Senator Charles Schumer who publicly criticized the practice. The two malls, Promenade Temecula in California and Short ...
Short Pump drops plan to track customers Richmond Times Dispatch - 29 Nov, 2011 Note: This poll is not scientific and reflects the opinions of only those Internet users who have chosen to participate. The results cannot be assumed to represent public opinion. The owner of Short Pump Town Center said Monday that it has stopped ...
Malls to halt tracking of customers via cell phone as senator steps in allvoices - 29 Nov, 2011 By Iria0000 Two malls that had previously planned to track the movements of patrons through their cell phones have announced they have halted the program, after receiving a phone call from a US senator expressing privacy concerns. ...
Schumer Wants to Crack Down on "Foot Pathing" at Malls FOX 40 News WICZ TV - 29 Nov, 2011 Cyber technology is now leading to concerns about privacy rights when you step into a mall or store with your cell phone. Senator Charles Schumer opposes "foot path" technology which tracks shoppers locations through their cell phones. ...
	Short Pump Town Center drops plans to track cell-phone use Augusta Free Press - 29 Nov, 2011 Short Pump Town Center announced today that it has suspended the use of a new technology that tracks customers' movements by following their cell phone signals as they move from store to store. Last week, the ACLU of Virginia expressed concerns about ...
Tech 2.0 for Monday, November 28 KPVI News 6 - 29 Nov, 2011 New York Senator Charles Schumer does not like the idea of so-called footpath technology that uses shoppers' cellphones to track their movements through stores. Schumer says British company Path Intelligence should allow users to opt in if they want ...
Malls halt plans to track consumer movement via cell phones ConsumerReports.org (blog) - 29 Nov, 2011 Two shopping malls have suspended plans to use technology that collects information about customer movements by tracking their cell phones, after a US senator raised privacy issues concerning the new technology. The technology, Footpath, uses tracking ...
Short Pump Town Center to stop tracking shoppers' cell phones WTVR - 29 Nov, 2011 HENRICO COUNTY, VA (WTVR) - Short Pump Town Center has stopped tracking the movements of shoppers via their cell phones,confirmed Jeff Linton with Forest City Properties. Last week the malls began collecting the data as shoppers flooded malls for Black ...
Shopping Malls Put Hold On Plan to Monitor Cellphones After Lawmaker Asks ... ABA Journal - 29 Nov, 2011 A plan by two shopping malls to track shoppers' movements via their turned-on cellphones has been put on hold, after a lawmaker asked questions. The survey, by malls in California and Virginia, began on Black Friday, as scheduled. ...
Short Pump mall suspends cell-phone tracking program Henrico Citizen - 29 Nov, 2011 Short Pump Town Center and another shopping mall in California have stopped tracking shoppers' cell phone signals temporarily, following a request from US Senator Charles Schumer of New York. CNNMoney was first to report the announcement. ...
Schumer warns malls may track shoppers' movements The Hill (blog) - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎ Sen. Charles Schumer (DN.Y.) on Monday urged retailers to drop plans to track shoppers' movements using their cellphones. The "FootPath technology" uses antennas to detect cellphone signals and can be used to ...
	Schumer Calls for a Closer Look at New Cell Phone Tracking Technology ... NY Convergence - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎ As the holiday shopping season kicked off this weekend, NY Senator Charles Schumer spoke about how technology that tracks shopper's cellphone when they are at the mall should not be used without people's consent. Specifically, he commented on the ...
Schumer Reveals New Technology Could be Tracking Shoppers' Movements in ... WBGH - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎ US Senator Charles E. Schumer revealed that this holiday season, retailers are beginning to adopt technology that tracks consumers' shopping patterns through their cell phones while they patronize the mall and other retail locations. ...
	A New Yorker's Opinion: Schumer's Right on Mall Tracking, But That's Just the ... International Business Times - ‎Nov 27, 2011‎ Senator Charles Schumer wants to protect you from being stalked at the mall. By tracking your movements via your cell-phone, that is. The Senator has told the Wall Street Journal that, "A shopper's ...