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 ...

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 ...

A man stands in the middle of Grand Central Terminal as he speaks on a cell phone. Reuters/Zoran Milich They're ubiquitous, unregulated and coming to a location near you. Tracking beacons, little ...

(CBS)-- Beacons that can track smartphones via Bluetooth were installed near CTA train stations in Chicago, according to a report by BuzzFeed News. The report says the beacons, which are made by the ...

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 ...

In addition to stadiums, malls, and other stores that deployed special Bluetooth-enabled beacons to track customers and provide special offers, promos and advertisements, public phone booths in New ...

When you walk into a department store or pump gas on your way to work, your mobile phone may be communicating with that business in ways you don't realize, and in the process helping retailers gather ...

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 ...