Tag archive for ‘mobilephone’
Updated: Shops secretly track customers via mobile phone
Updated @ 2008/05/20 21:40 GMT
Spy blog reports it has received more details on the FootPath system from the manufacturer. Their update provides factual corrections to the original story. I have therefore included appropriate updates here too.
The Times reports that customers in some shopping centres are being secretly tracked without their knowledge using signals routinely broadcast [...]
EU caps roaming mobile phone voice charges
The EU has voted to cap charges for using mobile phones while abroad in Europe, but the measure only applies to voice calls. The cost of roaming text messages and data will remain extortionate.
Cost reductions for the consumer are predicted, but I suspect that in such a competitive market, providers will simply increase charges elsewhere [...]