Location information

Definitions

Consumer protection law

Location information is

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a consumer's place of abode and his/her telephone number at such place, or his/her place of employment.

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European Union

Location information is

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information relating to the geographic, physical or logical location of an identity relating to an interception subject.

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Overview

Data on location information may be available in a number of forms:

a) the geographic, physical or logical location of the target identity, when telecommunications activity (involving communication or a service) is taking place;

b) the geographic, physical or logical location of the target identity, irrespective of whether telecommunications activity (involving communication or a service) is taking place or not (in accordance with particular national requirements);

c) the geographic, physical or logical location of an identity temporarily associated with a target service because of successful telecommunication or an unsuccessful attempt to establish telecommunication (in accordance with particular national requirements);

d) the geographic, physical or logical location of an identity permanently associated with a target service (in accordance with particular national requirements).

See also

• Location-based advertising
• Location-based data
• Location-based search
• Location-based service
• Location-Based Services: Time for a Privacy Check-In
• Locational Data Policy
• Locational privacy
• Location system
• Location technology

Source

• Overview section: Lawful Interception (LI); Retained Data; Requirements of Law Enforcement Agencies for Handling Retained Data, at 11, ¶4.7.