Home security company ADT has acquired Origin Wireless, which can use Wi-Fi signals to detect where people and objects are. An appropriately named commenter recognizes there might be some cause for concern.
PerpetuallySkeptical:
I’m sure that paying a company to see exactly where I am in my house at all times won’t be used against me in the future.
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