Matthew Panzarino reports: Today inMarket is beginning a huge rollout of iBeacons to grocery stores including Safeway and Giant Eagle locations in Seattle, San Francisco and Cleveland. The rollout will place the Bluetooth LE beacons at the entry of over 200 stores in the coming weeks and more after that. Those iBeacons will be used in a…
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Privacy rules carve out lets Singapore businesses promote related products to existing customers
Out-Law.com reports that Singapore businesses a s loop hole or carve out when it comes to their Do Not Call registry: From 2 January businesses operating in Singapore have been generally prohibited from sending marketing messages to individuals whose telephone numbers are included on a new DNC Registry. Businesses are required to consult the Registry…
In-car Location-Based Services: Companies Are Taking Steps to Protect Privacy, but Some Risks May Not Be Clear to Consumers – GAO
From the highlights of the GAO report: Representatives from all 10 selected companies–auto manufacturers, portable navigation device (PND) companies, and developers of map and navigation applications for mobile devices–said they collect location data to provide consumers with location-based services. For example, companies collect location data to provide turn-by-turn directions. Nine companies share location data with…
Facebook Hit With Latest Class Action Over Email Privacy
Yes, let’s hit the 2014 ground running with a potential class action lawsuit against Facebook. This one, Campbell v. Facebook, reportedly claims that Facebook violates user privacy by mining private messages to create targeted advertising. Law360 has the story if you have a subscription. Update: Wendy Davis of MediaPost has additional details on the lawsuit,…