By Walt Hickey La Liga El Pais is reporting that Spain’s soccer league La Liga was fined €250,000 by the Spanish data protection agency for not adequately notifying users they were recording them through their app. The gist was that the league used location data and the phone microphones to listen in during games and find which bars were illegally streaming games without paying La Liga. The league sued 600 bars in March for doing just that. La Liga copped to totally listening in to find out if people were pirating streams, but will nonetheless contest the fine, because international soccer, ethics-wise, makes Big Tech look like Sunday school.
Numlock News: June 13, 2019 • Fines, Coffee, Lead
Numlock News: June 13, 2019 • Fines, Coffee…
Numlock News: June 13, 2019 • Fines, Coffee, Lead
By Walt Hickey La Liga El Pais is reporting that Spain’s soccer league La Liga was fined €250,000 by the Spanish data protection agency for not adequately notifying users they were recording them through their app. The gist was that the league used location data and the phone microphones to listen in during games and find which bars were illegally streaming games without paying La Liga. The league sued 600 bars in March for doing just that. La Liga copped to totally listening in to find out if people were pirating streams, but will nonetheless contest the fine, because international soccer, ethics-wise, makes Big Tech look like Sunday school.