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11. Designing with Privacy in Mind

Stephen Statler1 
(1)
San Diego, California, USA
 
Jarno Vanto, Partner, Borenius Attorneys, LLP
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It is clear that beacon technology fundamentally changes the way retailers and advertisers communicate with customers. However, what is also clear is that the location-based technologies have attracted very polarized attention from the media. For example, in the fall of 2014 beacons were placed in NYC phone booths for testing purposes. City Hall ordered the beacons to be removed within hours as some were concerned that the beacons ...

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