The point, of course, is to identify uses of AP and potentially member content that isn’t licensed. So if someone copied an article’s source code onto his own site, by hand or automation, the beacon ...

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 ...

Many travelers experience losing their luggage while on a trip, and in worse cases fail to recover it anymore. Fortunately, Samsonite has introduced a tracking beacon to help travelers find their ...

Motive has launched Beacon, a small Bluetooth-based tracking device that allows customers to track just about anything from small tools and equipment to pallets in a warehouse. The device connects to ...

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 ...

A report from BuzzFeed News Wednesday suggests that the tracking beacons that cropped up in New York phone booths last year have spread to new cities, including Los Angeles and Chicago. The beacons ...

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 ...