LaLiga's move has backfired. Its mobile application, which was being used by the organisation to detect bars that show football matches without paying, has been considered by the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) as a violation of the basic principles of transparency .
As we reported a year ago on MarketingDirecto LaLiga admitted to using its mobile app to access the microphone and location of its users and thus prove that all establishments that use the king of sports as a hook to attract customers do so by paying the corresponding fees.
Now, the AEPD has fined La Liga de Fútbol Profesional with 250,000 euros. The reason is belgium phone number that the warning to users is not explicit enough , since simply by giving permission to use the microphone when installing the application, it can be activated remotely. In this way, an automatic system detects from the ambient sound if it is in a bar that emits a "pirate" signal.
the user should be notified not only when installing the app, but every time this data collection is activated. The reason is that the "spy" function involves recording the environment in which the user is located, something that the agency interprets as a collection of personal data .