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Re:What Your Bluetooth Devices Reveal About You by astafrig on Monday February 16, 2026 @08:01PM (#47042397)
Not what iBeacon does but an entertainingly dramatic description nonetheless.
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Re:What Your Bluetooth Devices Reveal About You by pests on Monday February 16, 2026 @11:21PM (#47043682)
The only step missing from their description is having the app- or company- specific app installed. For Apple, that is the Apple Store app which everyone has. If you have BT enabled, it can detect the iBeacon and Apple Store can send that back for tracking.
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Re:What Your Bluetooth Devices Reveal About You by nofunsir on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @12:40AM (#47044095)
Wrong.

"products visitors pick up" [1]

[1] https://itechcraft.com/blog/ibeacon-for-retail-store/

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