Circle's passive radio tracking acts as surveillance without user opt-in
Robert Frederick · 1305 He Built AWS, Now Raised $9m at $30m Post for IoT Solution, $300k MRR · Feb 19, 2019 · at 8:22
Robert Frederick, founder of IoT platform Circle, explains how Circle's tracking hardware monitors physical spaces without requiring consumer app downloads or opt-in.
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“We do that without even having a need to opt-in. It's sort of like radio surveillance.”
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