You'll find cameras and drones there, too, and if you look up, you'll see satellites (you'll also find a huge amount of unencrypted data from the military and other sources).

Where's the noteworthy news? I mean, data protection and Meta—that's physically impossible.

Don't use Meta or any of the other US tech giants

Ali....

1. uXDT / ULTRASONIC BEACON TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS

Company: SilverPush Country: India / USA Role: Ultrasound-based cross-device tracking and advertising technology. Status: Historically documented; current use of this specific technology has not been confirmed.

Company: LISNR Country: USA Role: Ultrasonic data transmission and proximity detection. Status: Historically documented technology provider; current uXDT offering not confirmed.

Company: Shopkick Country: USA Role: Ultrasonic beacons for in-store visit detection and customer rewards programs. Status: Historically documented; current business status requires verification.

Company: Signal360 Country: USA Role: Ultrasound-based proximity detection and marketing. Status: Historically documented; current operations and uXDT offering not confirmed.

Company: Audible Magic Country: USA Role: Audio recognition and digital content identification. Status: Mentioned in discussions of the audio-tracking ecosystem; a specific uXDT offering has not been confirmed.

Company: CopSonic Country: France Role: Ultrasonic communication and proximity technology. Status: Historically documented provider of related ultrasonic technology; current uXDT offering not confirmed.

Company: Laco Energy Systems / Pointer Country: Germany Role: Ultrasonic communication for digital interactions and proximity-based applications. Status: Provider of related ultrasonic technology; cross-device tracking capabilities have not been confirmed.

1. COMPANIES / ORGANIZATIONS WITH DOCUMENTED HISTORICAL USE

Company: Shopkick Country: USA Role: Use of ultrasonic beacons to detect customer visits in retail stores. Status: Historically documented.

Company: Retail stores using Shopkick beacons Country: Europe (two cities investigated) Role: Ultrasonic signals used to detect nearby smartphones. Status: Signals were detected in 4 of 35 investigated stores. The stores were not fully identified by name in the study.

Company: Developers of Android apps containing the SilverPush SDK Country: International, including apps distributed in the USA and Europe Role: Integration of ultrasonic functionality for cross-device advertising and tracking. Status: Historically documented. A complete public list of affected apps and customers is unavailable.

Company: McDo Philippines Country: Philippines Role: Historical app reported in connection with SilverPush technology. Status: Mentioned in historical reports; actual use and timeframe require further verification.

Company: Krispy Kreme Philippines Country: Philippines Role: Historical app reported in connection with SilverPush technology. Status: Mentioned in historical reports; actual use and timeframe require further verification.

Company: Pinoy Henyo Country: Philippines Role: Historical app reported in connection with SilverPush technology. Status: Mentioned in historical reports; actual use and timeframe require further verification.

Company: Civil Service Reviewer Free Country: Philippines Role: Historical app reported in connection with SilverPush technology. Status: Mentioned in historical reports; actual use and timeframe require further verification.

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Mh also ich lese da Werbung für Lemmy. ;)