More than 200 Android mobile applications listen surreptitiously for ultrasonic beacons embedded in audio that are used to track users and serve them with targeted advertising. More than 200 Android ...

There are numerous scenarios in which ultrasonic tracking beacons can be surreptitiously used and misused An ultrasonic beacon is a relatively new technology that various institutions use to track ...

NEW YORK AP - Facebook is shutting down its much-maligned Beacon marketing program, launched nearly two years ago amid fanfare only to generate a storm of privacy complaints over the tracking of user ...

Target is piloting a brand new iPhone-based Bluetooth experience in its retail stores that uses a network of beacons to track your location, the company has announced. The limited trial is taking ...

Location-tracking devices known as beacons were deployed via campaign lawn signs by a Republican presidential candidate in 2016. Credit: Bastiaan Slabbers / NurPhoto via Getty Images Chances are ...

In the spring of 2015, Xavier University piloted new software that uses “beacon” technology to track the attendance of its athletes. The software, called SpotterEDU, was developed by Rick Carter, a ...