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Bluetooth beacons

Nearby radios

Last reviewed: 2026-10-27Legal review: unverifiedCapability or investigative question
Evidence rule

This page is public-interest research. An argument grade is not a court finding. A watchdog page describes the device. It is not proof a Nevada agency bought it or turned a feature on. A product description is not a Nevada practice. Agencies are not merged: the City of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the Clark County School District, the City of Reno, and the Nevada Department of Public Safety stay separate. A hotlist hit is not a confirmed crime. Legal review of this page is unverified.

What it does

A Bluetooth beacon or sensor hears nearby radios, including headphones, phones, and cars. Stores use beacons to notice a return visit. The same radio address can be logged and later requested by police. The device is the nearby radio, not a cell tower.

Privacy watchdog concerns

No watchdog page is attached.

Constitutional issues

Unresolved question

Fourth Amendment, Nevada Constitution art. 1, § 18

Warrant practice not established for a Nevada agency

Bluetooth beacons: No Nevada Bluetooth collection is documented. Carpenter does not decide a beacon log.

Statutes attached to read, not findings.

  • NRS Chapter 239. Nevada public-records law is the route to ask for contracts, policies, and logs. Citing it is not a finding that a surveillance practice is unlawful.
  • Nevada Constitution art. 1, § 18. State search-and-seizure provision. This page does not quote the section. No section anchor was verified. It is listed only where a search question is actually implicated.
  • 42 U.S.C. § 1983. A civil remedy for a deprivation of federal rights under color of state law. It is not a warrant statute, and it does not itself make a surveillance practice unlawful.

Nevada use

Not documented on this page.

Capability only.

See also: Wi-Fi MAC tracking; Retail foot-traffic analytics repurposed for police

Next record

Bluetooth beacons: Keep retail analytics on the next card if the operator is a store.

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