On September 1, the Dutch Data Protection Authority ("DDPA") issued a press release (source document in Dutch) stating that an order subject to penalty had been imposed on Wi-Fi tracker Bluetrace. The company provides Wi-Fi tracking technology that collects the media access control addresses of the devices of shop visitors via Wi-Fi signals. Although Bluetrace implemented a privacy policy, the DPPA found the policy violated the Dutch Data Protection Act.
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