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Something like this seems... illegal. Isn't this type of data farming only allowed after explicit permission of the user?
by tagabek 13y ago
Something like this seems... illegal. Isn't this type of data farming only allowed after explicit permission of the user?
- deepinsand 13y agoSadly this has already been happening for a while: http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/21/euclid-the-google-analytics-like-tracking-solution-for-brick-and-mortars-raises-17-3-million-series-b/ http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/21/euclid-the-google-analytics...
- evan_ 13y agoWhat would be illegal about it? The phone is advertising the MACs, just the same as if you wore a shirt that had your home address on it.
- rmc 13y agoStoring personally identifiable data about people is covered and controlled by EU Data Protection law. Broadly, you have to have a legitimate, legal, proportional reason for storing personal data on people. You probably need their consent.