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"In its current iteration, a Gimbal beacon requires a third-party app to trigger advertisements, and requires those apps to receive “opt-in” permission from users in order to collect data and send notifications. (Users, of course, also need to have Bluetooth enabled.)"

FFS, Buzzfeed. This is buried practically at the end, AFTER the giant infographic and 10+ grafs of scare text. It's like running the headline:

YOUR BREAKFAST MAY CONTAIN POISON

and then at the end of the article:

"Well, if you bought the cereal that said 'CONTAINS POISON' on the box and decided to eat it right now, that might be true."




Clickbait at its finest.




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