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Rut roh, big brother is watching . . .

Posted on: September 13, 2019 at 11:33:55 CT
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(NY Times). In an effort to keep students in the stadium throughout football games, Alabama has begun tracking them on their phones. Students receive "Tide Loyalty Points" on the FanMaker app, including a reported 100 points for attending a game and an additional 250 for staying until the fourth quarter. If fans leave the game early, the app knows and won't award points needed for perks like College Football Playoff tickets. Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne said that students aren't tracked while outside the stadium and added that students can turn off or delete the app if needed. FanMaker runs apps for 40 colleges, including Clemson, Louisiana State and Southern California and typically rewards fans with gifts like T-shirts. The app it created for Alabama is the only one that tracks the locations of its students. One student said: “I think it’s stupid. It’s 100 degrees and, personally, I don’t think it’s safe. I’m not sticking around just to get loyalty points.”
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Rut roh, big brother is watching . . . - Tigerborn MU - 9/13 11:33:55
     Next up, pay me$10 per phone - bobbelcher MU - 9/13 22:21:29
     Not much different than playing at a casino - Gary P. MU - 9/13 13:20:45
          RE: Not much different than playing at a casino - Ragarm MU - 9/13 14:05:05
     That doesn't bother me - FootballRefugee MU - 9/13 13:20:23
          I wish we did it for all ticket holders.... - SuperTone MU - 9/13 13:43:17
          What is wrong with doing it with all customers?(nm) - meatiger MU - 9/13 13:26:05
     Sounds like the University of Beijing.....geez Saban is a - tigertix MU - 9/13 12:57:51
          You realized they're not required to use the app, right? - Gary P. MU - 9/13 13:18:44
          It's voluntary - Hickeytime MU - 9/13 13:02:30
               Someone has to be me....nm - tigertix MU - 9/13 13:11:53
                    Sorry you drew the short straw (nm) - Gary P. MU - 9/13 13:19:11
                         The irony. (nm) - zounami MU - 9/13 15:26:06
                              Careful lil pussy, last time you used that term, you left - Gary P. MU - 9/13 22:54:56
                                   is your psychosis kicking in again?... - zounami MU - 9/14 00:00:07
                                        You took your little b!tch a$$ & disappeared after getting - Gary P. MU - 9/14 01:12:55
                                             Honestly I never even saw that post until now.... - zounami MU - 9/14 01:19:58
                                                  ok pussy - Gary P. MU - 9/14 15:16:25
     Delaware State had to be the peak of our loyalty - Genco98 MU - 9/13 12:55:33
          Like I said the other day, that game was cringey - Eggs MU - 9/13 13:55:28
     This is all voluntary and to incentivize. Good idea.(nm) - SuperTone MU - 9/13 12:25:42
     And now with iPhone 11 the 'vibrate' feature can be - RayKinsella1922 SEC - 9/13 12:14:37
     If you decide to give someone tracking capabilities - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 9/13 11:52:50
     am i wrong that it is an app they choose to download? - TigerA MU - 9/13 11:46:03
          Yup, if they consent to big brother - mizzouSECedes STL - 9/13 11:49:49
     that is troubling...(nm) - SSN 780 MU - 9/13 11:44:04
     I think this is good - meatiger MU - 9/13 11:43:54
     What a brave new world.(nm) - Fool on the Hill MU - 9/13 11:42:28




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