The owner of your favorite restaurant may be monitoring your every move via your smartphone. Not because he is a snoop, but because he understands when and where you go for entertainment use his company.
And how did he pull this off capers? There are company's out there, that place sensors in companies in a confined space to track shoppers as they ambulate in town.
The track sensor signals from Wi-Fi enabled mobile. The movements of the mobile user in everyday life create a profile of this user. Gee, how invasive is that ?
Business owners with these sensors justify the invasion using knowledge profile to promote their business. But are you cool with that?
Another analysis sensor technology actual foot traffic patterns on site. Large retailers you visit sometimes these sensors after your every move in the store. They could find out if you are pregnant, have the flu or have a hot date that night. They send you offers according to your needs. Some say it's a little scary
There is a booming business :. daily travel habits of people followed via their smartphone. But you can relax a little, because this technology does not reveal names, only travel patterns. Yet there is something you should be aware.
But do not relax too much, because some of these services will run free Wi-Fi On-site or in cafes and local restaurants that people can connect. in with Facebook-how will reveal their name, age and profile of social media
followed by phone is a boon for business owners, however, as they can create promotions based on profiles for example, after learning that most customers are more than 50 years, a health club could decide to play mostly music of the 70s
However, as phone tracking booms, privacy boom too. Do you want someone to follow all your doctor visits, and then sell the data to marketers based on the disease monitoring profile you think? This seems to be where everything is headed.
Companies in the United States still are not required to obtain permission to collect and share data for most. But you never know what may come after.
Some useful information
- Do you know what your mobile operator you know? Because your phone sends signals to cell towers your carrier knows your location. Phone companies sell this information to retailers and other entities.
- The recent update to Apple iOS 7 launched a little-known feature that tracks your every move. You can disable it. Go to Settings / Privacy / Location Services then scroll all the way down to the "System Services" and scroll all the way down to "Places freqent" and check it out. He knows your history! Turn off this puppy!
- One option is to turn off Wi-Fi on your phone. It does not have to be on when you are driving to the gym at the donut shop to the computer store.
- A better option is to download and install Hotspot Shield VPN that encrypts your Internet activities and wireless surfing.
- An iPhone has more settings in "Settings / Privacy / location services" that control the applications may monitor your location. Decide which ones you want on. Think "minimize my impression"
- Android users should disable the location tracking
- Like to take pictures with your mobile Guess what.?: IPhone records the location where you took the shots, which is no secret, once you publish the photos on FB, Twitter, Instagram, etc. it's not a good idea. Stop location-based applications will help here too.
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