Re:iBeacon Pioneers Estimote (YC S13) Raise $3.1M Seed Round
by hustlechris on Tuesday December 10, 2013 @02:19PM
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Yeah, super curious as to what Apple is cooking in that department, I'm sure they are thinking about it a lot. For now their policy is just to OPT-IN by downloading relevant app and giving it permissions, you will not get spammed by beacons for which you didn't download relevant app.
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Re:iBeacon Pioneers Estimote (YC S13) Raise $3.1M Seed Round
by dexone on Tuesday December 10, 2013 @04:12PM
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The recent iBeacon update to the Apple Store iOS app may hint at how Apple wants apps to behave. Basically, it's strictly opt-in, with copious information about the benefits, and obviously, possibility to turn the in-store notification off. I suppose in the future, as the customers get acquainted with the technology, there won't be the need to spell out the benefits, but the opt-in and strict user control are here to stay.