Someone to Watch Over You: London's Recycling-Bin Spies
| David Vranicar 08/31/13 5:00 AM PT | |
 | In June, Renew London equipped a dozen recycling bins in England's capital city with technology to track people's smartphones as they milled about the city. The devices went largely unnoticed until the appearance of an August article entitled, "This recycling bin is following you." The piece set off a bit of a media storm as people realized their every move was suddenly capable of being scrutinized and stored. In this TechNewsWorld podcast, the man who broke the story talks about how he happened upon the recycling bins, why the reaction was so visceral, and why the City of London decided to ban them -- after bragging about them. [See Full Story] |
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