Coach
Nick Saban gets peeved at students leaving routs early. An app ties
sticking around to playoff tickets, but also prompts concern from
students and privacy watchdogs.
"Greg
Byrne, Alabama’s athletic director, said privacy concerns rarely came
up when the program was being discussed with other departments and
student groups. Students who download the Tide Loyalty Points app will
be tracked only inside the stadium, he said, and they can close the app —
or delete it — once they leave the stadium. “If anybody has a phone,
unless you’re in airplane mode or have it off, the cellular companies
know where you are,” he said.
