Maybe Wireless Tracking Devices Are Not So Good
from the so-I'm-not-the-only-one-who's-a-little-scared dept
I avoided posting the thousands of stories that appeared over the weekend concerning the "digital angel" technology, or the others that were talking about more location-based marketing to your cell phone, because they were all so damn enthusiastic about the technology. I'm not convinced it's such a great thing, and other are apparently scared of the technology as well. I think the privacy issue is an important one to keep in mind. I also don't really want to know if the pizza place I'm walking by has a special sale going on right now. It sounds like a marketer's dream, but does the consumer really want it?Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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thanks but no thanks
just because privacy is harder to acheive, it doesn't mean it's not worth fighting for.
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