Ubiquitous Surveillance + Advertising?

[alexxkay]

I just got a robo-call ad from Marriott Hotels. I don't get many such calls, so this was unusual to start with. But then it occurred to me -- I was physically inside a Marriott for a few hours on Monday. Did some system note my presence (or at least the presence of my phone number), and therefore figure I was a reasonable marketing target?

Comments

[metageek.livejournal.com]

I got such a call last night, and I haven't been in a Marriott in a year or two. I've been *near* two, because I work in Kendall Square; but I don't search for WiFi (open WiFi is dangerous), and anyway, the call was on my landline. I think it was just ordinary spam.

[alexx-kay.livejournal.com]

Thanks, that makes me feel better.