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10-30-2014, 10:22 PM
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So can retailers track iPhones via Wi-Fi? Yes and no (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNFiWKK5vlQL9fsM0Dys8WC_fxBsvg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=2rlSVODRBKLBmQKg-4G4Aw&url=http://www.internetretailer.com/2014/10/30/so-can-retailers-track-iphones-wi-fi-yes-and-no)
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Retailers have been able to use the MAC address to track smartphone-toting shoppers in stores, shoppers who connect to the merchants' Wi-Fi networks or apps (and thus agree to the terms of service, which includes in-store and near-store tracking).





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