Several chains are installing video analytical software tied to surveillance cameras that monitor shopper behavior, says Trlica.

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On the retail side, stores in the airport will use a combination of cameras and sensors to monitor buyer behavior and to get a better sense of what types of displays work.

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Today, as some of the best minds of Silicon Valley crunch enormous volumes of data being mined by Google and others to monitor the online behavior of individual users, advertising has entered a new age.

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Many children are delighted to see their parents take an interest in their hobbies and activities, and making a family affair of online game playing gives you the opportunity to monitor their online behavior while maximizing the educational potential of a game.

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Designed to help drivers get the most from C-MAX, information such as instantaneous fuel economy can be displayed on one of two 4.2-inch LCD screens, helping drivers more closely monitor how their driving behavior affects the vehicle's efficiency.

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Experts say that it's important for parents to proactively monitor their kids' online behavior.

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Once the traders find that compliance can monitor in real time, that changes the behavior of the entire trading floor.

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Principals or other supervisors are expected to keep a list of all school-related social media accounts, monitor them regularly and report any "questionable" behavior.

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The security firm Lookout also launched an App Genome Project database to monitor which Android and iPhone apps might engage in malicious behavior.

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