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Your last sentence is so true. For those who don't know what I'm talking about, retailers sell their purchases info to Google, Facebook, Amazon, etc. who can t

Your last sentence is so true. For those who don't know what I'm talking about, retailers sell their purchases info to Google, Facebook, Amazon, etc. who can then combine your email inbox and browing history with your purchase data. About as "1984" as you can get.

aspenmayer 7y ago
We’re part of some Google Business listing navigation program or AdWords conversion tracking program at work. We applied and got a postcard with a two-factor code in our business mailbox. We validated our address in this way. Later we received what appears to be either a Bluvison (now HID) BVBLN5W-IDT or BVBI45W-IDT. The former does BLE beacon functions and motion detection. The latter does even more: Motion, Light, Vibration (3-axis, up to 800 hz), Magnetometer, Temperature -13° to +149° F (-25° to +65° C) I’m guessing for the Google program we are part of, we got the BVBLN5W-IDT. It’s available for $31.20 USD in quantities of 20 or less direct from the vendor HID, “for demo purposes only,” of course. Here’s some info I found about it and the Google programs. FCC info https://fcc.io/SL6-BEEKSIBEEK https://fcc.io/SL6-BEEKSIBEEK Datasheet https://www.hidglobal.com/sites/default/files/resource_files/idt-hid-bluvision-beeks-beacons-ds-en.pdf https://www.hidglobal.com/sites/default/files/resource_files... Google Project Beacon info related to the My Business program https://developers.google.com/beacons/place-visits https://developers.google.com/beacons/place-visits Google My Business program beacon setup guide https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/7577917?hl=en https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/7577917?hl=en A video that goes over the pack-in documents and the beacon and what it does https://youtube.com/watch?v=tm2Qr0e_JV8 https://youtube.com/watch?v=tm2Qr0e_JV8 Who made the beacon we got https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161201005500/en/HID-Global-Acquires-Bluvision-Expand-Bluetooth-Solutions https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161201005500/en/HID...
kmlx 7y ago
> who can then combine your email inbox this if false when it comes to Gmail. they do not check your emails.

aspenmayer 7y ago

We’re part of some Google Business listing navigation program or AdWords conversion tracking program at work. We applied and got a postcard with a two-factor code in our business mailbox. We validated our address in this way. Later we received what appears to be either a Bluvison (now HID) BVBLN5W-IDT or BVBI45W-IDT. The former does BLE beacon functions and motion detection. The latter does even more: Motion, Light, Vibration (3-axis, up to 800 hz), Magnetometer, Temperature -13° to +149° F (-25° to +65° C) I’m guessing for the Google program we are part of, we got the BVBLN5W-IDT. It’s available for $31.20 USD in quantities of 20 or less direct from the vendor HID, “for demo purposes only,” of course. Here’s some info I found about it and the Google programs. FCC info https://fcc.io/SL6-BEEKSIBEEK https://fcc.io/SL6-BEEKSIBEEK Datasheet https://www.hidglobal.com/sites/default/files/resource_files/idt-hid-bluvision-beeks-beacons-ds-en.pdf https://www.hidglobal.com/sites/default/files/resource_files... Google Project Beacon info related to the My Business program https://developers.google.com/beacons/place-visits https://developers.google.com/beacons/place-visits Google My Business program beacon setup guide https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/7577917?hl=en https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/7577917?hl=en A video that goes over the pack-in documents and the beacon and what it does https://youtube.com/watch?v=tm2Qr0e_JV8 https://youtube.com/watch?v=tm2Qr0e_JV8 Who made the beacon we got https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161201005500/en/HID-Global-Acquires-Bluvision-Expand-Bluetooth-Solutions https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161201005500/en/HID...

kmlx 7y ago

> who can then combine your email inbox this if false when it comes to Gmail. they do not check your emails.