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Nordstrom’s experiment is part of a movement by retailers to gather data about in-store shoppers’ behavior and moods, using video surveillance and signals from their cellphones and apps to learn information as varied as their sex, how many minutes they spend in the candy aisle and how long they look at merchandise before buying it.

All sorts of retailers — including national chains, like Family Dollar, Cabela’s and Mothercare, a British company, and specialty stores like Benetton and Warby Parker — are testing these technologies and using them to decide on matters like changing store layouts and offering customized coupons.

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Basically as long as you have WIFI turned on, your phone will recognize WIFI networks in the area. Even if you do not connect to any WIFI networks, those networks can see your phone and just like your phone can recognize a network is in the area... But these networks will record your MAC address and can then determine your position in the store, watch where you are going and know everything you are looking at as long as you are within range of it.
Turn your WIFI off when you are not using it.
Source: Lifehacker
Myk JL
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/escapist-news-now/7805-Xbox-One-Allows-Self-Publishing?utm_source=latest&utm_medium=index_carousel&utm_campaign=all
This sounds like the same thing Ouya does. Though that now makes me question the difference between Self Publishing on PS4 when compared to Xbox One & Ouya.

On my own personal note though I can't get excited about Self Publishing to a console like I once did after how I was treated by Ouya.
By having to wait 3 months longer when I spent more for the brown limited edition.
Or by the fact its meant to play games that don't require 720P or more only to come with an HDMI cable so I can't plug it into my current TV currently.
Or how it has gotten mixed reviews due to it being buggy.
Or the fact when I originally made my donation it was for the hope I could make free fanfics &/or sex games only for them to do business with retail & take that dream away.


Actually the more console companies say Self Publishing the more I want to stay away from them & get a PC (that runs Linux). At least then I can make my Free Fanfic Games & consider the plausibility how I'll make money for my original games without reducing them to M ratings or having to share hypothetical profit with console companies.
Sledgstone

The Last Ship - Trailer

By Sledgstone, in TV,

The production quality looks like its a movie, but what we're looking at is TNT's newest drama series. The one thing I hope they accomplish with this series is that they finish it in one season. Too many shows are made open ended with no ending in sight. If they have good writing, I could see this lasting 2 seasons. And with Michael Bay producing this, you know theres going to be some action and plenty of explosions.
Source: TNTdrama.com


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