This article discusses findings that we gathered in an exper- iment where 900 people attending an exclusive dance event during the Amsterdam Dance Event wore Bluetooth-LE en- abled wristbands which would perform activity recognition and localisation. The data was then used to drive a live vi- sualisation and control a light and audio system. This way, each party guest wearing one of the wristbands actively contributed to the overall experience with their movement and location patterns. We will discuss this further as part of a case study and try to highlight the privacy implications that we happened upon and offer some points for critical reflection.

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