Comments on: Smarter phone networks coming — WiChorus will know your location http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/13/smarter-phone-networks-coming-wichorus-will-know-your-location/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:37:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Wireless network provider WiChorus may end funding on $18M note » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/13/smarter-phone-networks-coming-wichorus-will-know-your-location/comment-page-1/#comment-832762 Wireless network provider WiChorus may end funding on $18M note » VentureBeat Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:17:59 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/13/smarter-phone-networks-coming-wichorus-will-know-your-location/#comment-832762 [...] young San Jose, Calif. company, gives wireless carriers the ability track their users’ exact locations and manage system traffic. This could open up all kinds of possibilities for location-based [...] [...] young San Jose, Calif. company, gives wireless carriers the ability track their users’ exact locations and manage system traffic. This could open up all kinds of possibilities for location-based [...]

]]> By: John Dipling http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/13/smarter-phone-networks-coming-wichorus-will-know-your-location/comment-page-1/#comment-550608 John Dipling Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:01:29 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/13/smarter-phone-networks-coming-wichorus-will-know-your-location/#comment-550608 And another proof that VCs don't do their check list prior to the investment. Many companies including Cisco, Juniper and other DPI players have already introduced a generic solution for any broadband access network. There is nothing new in this idea. And another proof that VCs don’t do their check list prior to the investment. Many companies including Cisco, Juniper and other DPI players have already introduced a generic solution for any broadband access network. There is nothing new in this idea.

]]> By: Peter Cranstone http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/13/smarter-phone-networks-coming-wichorus-will-know-your-location/comment-page-1/#comment-531302 Peter Cranstone Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:11:36 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/13/smarter-phone-networks-coming-wichorus-will-know-your-location/#comment-531302 What about customer privacy? And just because someone knows "where" I am, doesn't mean that they know "who" I am or what my preferences are. How does this help the website owner who wants to deliver contextual/relevant data to their customer base? In essence it means that the telco's know more about me and re-sell this information to the advertisers. Corporations are not going to like this. They don't want advertisers knowing this kind of information about their employees. What about customer privacy? And just because someone knows “where” I am, doesn’t mean that they know “who” I am or what my preferences are.

How does this help the website owner who wants to deliver contextual/relevant data to their customer base?

In essence it means that the telco’s know more about me and re-sell this information to the advertisers.

Corporations are not going to like this. They don’t want advertisers knowing this kind of information about their employees.

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