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Nordstrom No Longer Tracking Customer Phones

Nordstrom is no longer collecting information from the smart phones of its customers.

2013/05/09

Nordstrom Using Smart Phones To Track Customers Movements

The CBS 11 I-Team has learned the retailer is using software to track how much time you spend in specific departments within the store.

2013/05/07

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State Lawmakers Mull School ID Tracking Chips

Texas House members are to discuss a proposed ban on school districts from requiring student ID badges embedded with locator chips.

2013/03/19

Best Ways To Save During The Holiday Sales Rush

The race is on to be first in line for this year’s best deals on holiday gifts: Black Friday is almost here. Every year, the stores open earlier in the wee hours of the morning, some even open at midnight after Thanksgiving Day, while other stores start the Black Friday sales on Turkey Day itself. If you’re going to get up that early (on a day off, no less), it is important to be prepared.

2012/11/24

Singles Using GPS Apps To Meet New People

Romance novels teach that love may be lurking just around the corner. And these days, many singles are using cell phone apps to make sure that they don’t miss it.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/11/12

A Cadillac emblem decorates the grill of an Escalade. (credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Thieves Steal Cadillac GPS Navigation Systems

Thieves struck at a car dealership in Denton. In the end, the windows on several Cadillac vehicles were smashed and their radio navigation systems stolen.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/09/28

September’s Activity Of The Month: Geocaching

Go on a treasure hunt the whole family can enjoy — geocaching! Geocaching takes your child’s love for technology into the great outdoors.

2012/09/01

Paper Maps Go Nostalgic Amid GPS Boom

More than 35 million Americans are expected to travel by car this Fourth of July, and a good chunk will probably reach for technology before they unfold — or try to refold — a paper road map.

2012/07/03

A woman talks on a cell phone as she drives. (credit: David McNew/Getty Images)

Insurance Devices Can Track More Than Your Driving

You may have seen the ads showing a plug-in device that auto insurers promise will help lower rates for good drivers. While the devices keep track of your good driving habits, they may also show the bad.

2012/07/02

More Than A Dozen Cars Vandalized At Commuter Rail Station

Police are looking for the thieves who broke into nearly 20 cars Thursday, in the broad daylight, in the parking lot of a Trinity Railway Express (TRE) station.

2012/01/20

A GPS device is seen in a car. (credit: AP/Seth Perlman)

App That Would Guide Users Away From High-Crime Areas Proves Controversial

An in-development Microsoft smart phone app designed to help drivers and pedestrians avoid unsafe neighborhoods is proving controversial among some minority rights groups that find the software potentially discriminatory.

2012/01/17

UTA Police Planting ‘Bait Bikes’ To Catch Thieves

You’ve heard of police using bait cars to catch car thieves. Now, police on the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) campus have turned to GPS technology to try and stop a string of bicycle thefts.

2011/09/19