When we walk into a retail store we are all aware of the fact that there are surveillance cameras. These cameras are implemented for shoplifters and safety purposes but did you know stores are using these cameras to track your phones to learn information about you! Hit the jump for full story ..
A lot of big name retail vendors gather data about shoppers moods and behavior based on the content on their phone. This is not only what the tracker does, it can distinguish what gender you are, how long you wait to purchase an item, how long you spend in the aisles, and even if you are a repeated customer based on your wifi. Many people oppose this because just like phone and email tapping this is too an invasion of privacy. Others are all for it saying it gives the store a more “Amazon” feeling to it having the prior knowledge of what you like to better convenience shoppers. In defense of the companies this is technically what website do and have been doing for years when you visit websites so what makes it any different? What’s your take on this?!
