Secret bluetooth spying beacons uncovered in LA & Chicago
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Thursday, October 23, 2014
Devices identical to those secretly planted in New York City phone booths have been installed in public spaces in Los Angeles and Chicago.
The Bluetooth devices known as “beacons” were installed in bus benches in Los Angeles and train stations in Chicago. Additional information obtained suggests that the devices were also installed in San Francisco, though BuzzFeed News was unable to independently confirm that allegation.
In Los Angeles, beacons have been installed in “less than 5%” of the city’s more than 5,000 bus benches, according to Randall Smith, CEO of Martin Outdoor Advertising. (Five percent of 5,000 would be 250 benches.) Martin announced the program publicly for the first time via press release after BuzzFeed News contacted the company regarding beacons.
Read: They were forced to admit they’re profiting while illegally spying on citizens, can anyone say license plate readers, red-light camera etc.
The beacons are manufactured by Gimbal Inc., the San Diego company that made the 500 beacons that were removed from New York City phone booths earlier this month, after a BuzzFeed News investigation revealed their existence.
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