This is a follow up to our last post, Is Your Phone Sharing Secrets About YOU?
How do you stop the madness of sensors that track your whereabouts as a
shopper, or as a luxury real estate marketing professional, as you move
around town? The answer is simple: just flip the switch!
Go to your settings and turn off Wi-Fi
when you are not deliberately using it. This will stop them from
tracking you, your current location and your movements.
We went one step further in our
investigation of this important topic. We checked with the managers of
Nordstrom’s in two locations that offer Wi-Fi as a convenience to
shoppers. They both confirmed that they do not also use tracking sensors
within the stores, or otherwise. We also spoke with the managers in
two Apple Stores who do have in-store sensors, but theirs do not work
with Wi-Fi.
Apple has developed a new in-store
sensor tracking technology called iBeacon and they are testing it in 254
of their stores. These sensors are short-range low-energy Bluetooth
transmitters that can detect a device's location more precisely than GPS
to determine when to push a notification, offer or other communication
to your phone. But, you have to have the Apple Store App for it to
work. It differs from the Wi-Fi sensors because it is just short
range.
IBeacon is strictly an Opt-In
arrangement. But, keep in mind that Apple has your account information
and your credit card on file if you purchase something through your app.
It is the correlation of your personal
information with the general data collected that is most disconcerting
here with these types of tracking systems. We trust Apple more than just
about any brand and do not believe they will sell the data to third
parties. But, this technology will be licensed to many other major
companies and local merchants. Beware of the privacy policies of those
who gather and correlate your personal information with the data
collected by either Wi-Fi sensors or Blue Tooth.
Here is our recommendation: Practice
Safe Phone! Ask yourself if the bargains or other communications are
worth sacrificing your privacy. When in doubt, just flip the switch, on
or off, Wi-Fi, Blue Tooth or both. The choice is yours.
Written by Ron & Alexandra Seigel-
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