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Facebook to kill Beacon: Info-sharing programme crumbles under privacy concerns

News It's finally over for Beacon, the ill-fated advertising programme that Facebook launched two years ago. The social network has settled a year-old class action lawsuit that targeted its alleged failure to provide adequate... [21 Sep 2009]

Perytons Time View

White Paper For increased efficiency, a network coordinator station may transmit a repetitive beacon, allocating time slots for network members' transmissions. 802.15.4/ZigBee networks comprise several devices that... [14 Feb 2009]

Beacon-Stuffing: Wi-Fi Without Associations

White Paper This paper presents beacon-stuffing, a low bandwidth communication protocol for IEEE 802.11 networks that enables APs to communicate with clients without association. This enables clients to receive... [11 May 2007]

SMS SOS saves Solent seamen

News Then came a beacon from an Emergency Positioning Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) showing a position south-west of St Catherine's point on the Isle of Wight. We understand that texting can be sent to much... [19 May 2003]

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