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NYC Ends Ad Beacon Network Some Saw as Privacy Invasion

Posted on October 8, 2014 by pogowasright.org

Todd Weiss reports:

New York City officials have ordered the removal of a controversial system of advertising beacons that were in the process of being installed in Manhattan phone booths after critics began lashing out at the system due to privacy concerns.

Read more on eWeek.

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