Location-based SMS text ads have become quite pervasive in China. Verging on spam. Well, no they are spam. However, sometimes quasi-useful. For example, during a recent trip to the Great Wall of China, I was pleasantly surprised to receive a text ad offering me a discount at a nearby hotel.
One also receives updates from China Mobile in terms of welcoming you to a new city (say Shanghai) with weather reports, etc.
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BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU.
i didn't bring my cell phone with me when i went to china, so i didn't have that problem of invasion of privacy.
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