Shops track customers via mobile phone Times Online - Instablogs
Shops track customers via mobile phone Times Online
Rob Jongschaap , Enschede: May 21 2008
Made Popular May 22 2008
Customers in shopping centres are having their every move tracked by a new type of surveillance that listens in on the whisperings of their mobile phones. The technology can tell when people enter a shopping centre, what stores they visit, how long...
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Pooja
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Pooja May 22 2008
Shimla, India
Hope this Path Intelligence box may be used in tracking the terroists as well.
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Rob Jongschaap
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Rob Jongschaap rj3sp.blogspot.com May 22 2008
Enschede, Netherlands
Unfortunately the system does not identify the owner of the phone but rather the handset’s IMEI code - a unique number given to every device so that the network can recognise it. It will be hard to link this code to individuals. In particular to those who want to hide their identity.
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