Cabinet: turn phone to wi-fi tracking to counter

Who not through wi-fi tracking in shops want to be followed, best his phone off. That was said by minister Kamp of Economic Affairs and state secretary Teeven of Security and Justice in the Second Room. “Citizens also have a responsibility,” said Teeven.

According to Teeven, people should decide for themselves how much data they price. “Some people sit around just to wait on wi-fi tracking,” said Teeven Wednesday in the Second Room. According to him it is therefore the responsibility of citizens to have their phone off if they don’t want to be followed. Incidentally, does the disabling of wi-fi and bluetooth also.

Otherwise, according to Teeven as citizens on the street and be followed by wi-fi trackers in shops. “I can imagine you there than not to ask,” said Teeven. Earlier during the debate said minister Kamp that he will investigate how they should be handled. Camp emphasized, moreover, that citizens, when entering stores should be warned if they are being followed. Said earlier, the College bescherming persoonsgegevens that also all.

At the end of previous month reported Tweakers that Dixons, MyCom and contact their customers via wi – fi and bluetooth tracking. To this end, the mac addresses of the chips probed to see how long customers stay and how often they come back. Other formats use probably wi-fi-tracking, but want to still come out. The trackers follow people that are in the store, but also customers that the store is not accessed, so the ‘conversion’ to measure.