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Wireless Devices Raise Privacy Challenges

Wireless devices will soon have the ability to pinpoint users� location with a high degree of accuracy. The collection and use of this data presents privacy challenges, as tracking technology may be implemented to monitor employees, to send advertisements over wireless devices, and to profile consumers based on their travels.

Locating Devices Gain in Popularity but Raise Privacy Concerns, New York Times, March 4, 2001 (registration required).