On May 11, 2016, the German coalition government agreed to amend the Telemedia Act, which sets the framework for Internet usage across Germany, in order to limit fault liability for Wi-Fi providers. The new regulation states that Wi-Fi providers will not be held liable for the illegal activities of persons using the service. This means …
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An e-privacy organisation has today released the findings of an investigation which reveals the extent of mobile location tracking in the UK. The report, published by Krowdthink Limited, examines the contracts, policies and practices of mobile Wi-Fi service providers in relation to location tracking. According to the report, mobile and Wi-Fi service providers know – …
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Earlier this month, the UK data protection authority, the Information Commissioner’s Officer (“ICO”), published guidance on safely processing personal data derived from Wi-Fi location analytics. This guidance is important not only to retail businesses who provide Wi-Fi networks to their customers, but also to companies who just provide Wi-Fi access solely to their employees. With …
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