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European privacy body’s opinion on geolocation services on smartphones

The recently published opinion of the ‘Article 29 Data Protection Working Party’ on ‘Geolocation services on smart mobile devices’ concludes that generally specific opt-in user consent will be required to collect and use geolocation information for information society services.

Jun 02, 2011 | PolicyTracker

http://robbratby.com/2011/05/31/european-privacy-bodys-opinion-on-geolocation-services-on-smartphones/

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