Someone has asked a question on my forum:
http://www.informationlaw.org.uk/userimages/forum.htm
What are your thoughts on an individual driving around and capturing the MAC addresses of devices and routers that are wifi-enabled as well as the respective GPS coordinates in England & Wales? Likewise, what are your thoughts on a public authority (governed by RIPA) doing this? Similarly, would ECHR (Right to Privacy) have any burden on this activity? I have read through Part I of RIPA and I'm undecided if this is applicable or not.
I think this is DP issue not a RIPA (partly because of what Chris says on his blog) one. I would be interested to hear colleagues' views.
Thanks
Ibrahim
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