Some "stores" have been doing it...

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Post #379,838 by folkert 8/25/13 9:21:57 PM Reply	Some "stores" have been doing it... For a few years now. This ain't nothing new. -- greg@gregfolkert.net PGP key 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C
Post #379,840 by Ashton 8/25/13 10:12:15 PM Reply	Knew re RFID, etc. Where do it end?
Post #379,841 by folkert 8/25/13 10:27:49 PM Reply	Not RFID... Cellular MEID and Wireless MAC The phones give it up all the time. -- greg@gregfolkert.net PGP key 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C
Post #379,843 by hnick 8/26/13 6:22:57 AM Reply	Yup... My team did some of the coding for wireless access points to locate beacons with sufficient granularity to make it useful for telling position in aisles in stores. There was some comment from the team at the time and we were told that it was a "feature" that would allow stores to offer better suggestions to shoppers. I think this was around '97. It just keeps getting better... meh...

Stalked by a Smart trash can yet, Peter? - (Ashton) - (7) - Aug. 25, 2013, 04:09:04 AM EDT

There's an obvious solution to this - (jake123) - (1) - Aug. 25, 2013, 09:05:43 AM EDT

OK solution to an [ignored] local plight.. - (Ashton) - Aug. 25, 2013, 05:37:34 PM EDT

Stand corrected: London ain't so dumb :-) - (Ashton) - (4) - Aug. 25, 2013, 05:30:19 PM EDT

Some "stores" have been doing it... - (folkert) - (3) - Aug. 25, 2013, 09:21:57 PM EDT

Knew re RFID, etc. Where do it end? -NT - (Ashton) - (2) - Aug. 25, 2013, 10:12:15 PM EDT

Not RFID... - (folkert) - (1) - Aug. 25, 2013, 10:27:49 PM EDT

Yup... - (hnick) - Aug. 26, 2013, 06:22:57 AM EDT

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