New York is prohibiting advertisers from geofencing health care facilities, according to a new provision in the state budget passed in May. As a result, it’s becoming harder for advertisers, who want to use location or health care data, to maintain performance while still abiding by the law.
Geofencing is a technology that lets companies track user devices within a particular geographic radius. Under the new law, corporations are prohibited from creating a geofence within 1,850 feet of hospitals in New York state to deliver an advertisement, build consumer profiles, or infer health status.
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