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Couldn't almost any WiFi router, and thus the user of that router, then be in violation of GDPR simply by logging which MAC addresses attempt to connect to tha
by eeeeeeeeeeeee 8y ago
Couldn't almost any WiFi router, and thus the user of that router, then be in violation of GDPR simply by logging which MAC addresses attempt to connect to that router? Even connections by accident (selecting the wrong SSID).
I know my Netgear router has a history of basically any connection attempts and their MAC address; it does this by default, not sure I can even turn it off.
And how would you even present a GDPR notice to the user prior to logging that kind of information?
- matte_black 8y agoNo one said GDPR was well thought out.
- lccarrasco 8y agoDepends if you can argue successfully that a MAC Address is Personal Data or not.
- casylum 8y agoSticker on the window? There is an issue with retailers tracking shoppers movements in a store. FTC take on the issue: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/techftc/2015/04/privacy-trade-offs-retail-tracking https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/techftc/2015/04/privac...
- jhonkola 8y agoNo. Wifi router needs the MAC address in order to provide a service to the user, thus it is allowed to collect the MAC. GDPR allows collecting personally identifying information if it is necessary for providing the service.