Four big telecom firms KPN, Tele2, T-Mobile and Vodafone - have been
breaking privacy legislation by storing details about their clients'
internet use.
The Dutch privacy watchdog CBP has been investigating the storage of
personal data gleaned through 'deep package inspection' for two years
and says the big four firms have been keeping details for far longer
than necessary.
'This is serious,' CBP board member Wilbert Tomesen said in a
statement. DPI allows providers to monitor which websites clients visit
and what apps they use.
Tele2
KPN has since destroyed all the records and T-Mobile and Vodafone
have partly done so. Tele2 has the 'most difficulty in complying with
the law', Tomesen said. The company has also been using the information
for market research, which is against the law, the CPB said.
Tele2 said in a reaction it wished to discuss the matter with the CPB
to try to reach a solution which is acceptable to everyone.
The CPB is to distribute its findings to other European privacy watchdogs.
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