Malls call off shopper cellphone tracking plans after Senator raises concerns

Release Date 30 Nov, 2011 in The Verge

	US malls stop tracking shoppers' cellphones CBC.ca - 30 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) - 30 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 - ‎Nov 28, 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 - ‎Nov 28, 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 - ‎Nov 28, 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 - ‎Nov 28, 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 ...
Cell-Phone Devices to Track Shoppers Halted After Complaints San Francisco Chronicle - ‎Nov 28, 2011‎ Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- A trial of technology that uses shoppers' cell phones to track their movements through malls was halted amid a US senator's concerns that the practice violated privacy. The test, which was scheduled to run from Nov. 25 until Jan. ...
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 call off shopper cellphone tracking plans after Senator raises concerns The Verge - 30 Nov, 2011 Two US malls that had been intending to track customer shopping patterns by logging cellphone location data have temporarily called off their plans, due to protestations from Senator Chuck Schumer ...
Senator kills mall cellphone tracking plan TECH.BLORGE.com - 30 Nov, 2011 While most people happily offer up personal information to websites and social networks, they're less willing to do so offline. Which is bad news for shopping malls. Last week it was discovered that two malls in the US would be tracking ...
Malls halt cellphone-tracking experiment after complaint from Senator Schumer Engadget - 30 Nov, 2011 As you may have heard last week, two US malls (the Promenade Temecula in Southern California and Short Pump Town Center in Richmond, Virginia) decided to conduct a little experiment this holiday shopping ...
Malls Take a Step Back from Cell Phone Tracking Marketing Vox News - 30 Nov, 2011 Two malls in California and Virginia had planned to use this holiday season to track visitors via the cell phone devices. The tech vendor for the project, a UK-based company called iPass Intelligence, has deployed this technology in retail centers in ...
	If You Carry A Cell Phone Into These American Malls, Then Your Movements Will ... Business Insider - 30 Nov, 2011 This technology from Path Intelligence was set to debut last weekend in Promenade Temecula in California and Short Pump Town Center in Virginia. Cell tracking technology, which is controversial but not illegal in the US, has seen widespread use in the ...
Malls say 'No' to tracking customers via cell phones Retail Customer Experience - 30 Nov, 2011 Two malls planning to test new technology designed to track shoppers' movements via cell phone signals have nixed those plans after a US senator raised concerns about privacy, according to the Consumerist. Designed by Path Intelligence, Footpath uses ...
	Malls Nix Cell Phone Tracking Amid Privacy Concerns Mobiledia - 30 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. ...
Promenade Temecula halts consumer tracking test Middle East North Africa Financial Network - 30 Nov, 2011 Nov 29, 2011 (The Press-Enterprise - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Promenade Temecula has halted plans to test a tracking system during the holiday season that would use signals from cell phones to track the movements of ...
	Mall nixes plans to track shoppers' cell phones RichmondBizSense - 30 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 - 30 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 ...
Quoted: on tracking your moves at the mall Good Morning Silicon Valley (blog) - 30 Nov, 2011 “Online retailers do not require you to 'opt in' to being tracked. … We are simply seeking to create a level playing field for offline retailers, and believe you can do so whilst simultaneously protecting the privacy of shoppers. ...
Malls Now Tracking Cell Phone Signals for Marketing Data EVDOinfo - 30 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 ...
Senator's privacy fears halt shopper tracking trial Research Magazine - ‎Nov 29, 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 - ‎Nov 28, 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 - ‎Nov 28, 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 - ‎Nov 28, 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 - ‎Nov 28, 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 - ‎Nov 28, 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 - ‎Nov 28, 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 ...