Five Bar Owners Arrested In France For Not Logging Internet Use By Patrons Using Bars' WiFi Connections

Five Bar Owners Arrested In France For Not Logging Internet Use By Patrons Using Bars' WiFi Connections

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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20201014/16403845501/five-bar-owners-arrested-france-not-logging-internet-use-patrons-using-bars-wifi-connections.shtml

A seldom used mandate from France's 2006 anti-terrorism law is being wielded rather conspicuously in a single French city to lock up small business owners.

At least five bar owners in Grenoble, France have been arrested for providing WiFi at their businesses without keeping logs. The bar owners were arrested under a 2006 law that technically classifies WiFi hotspot providing establishments as ISPs, and require them to store one year’s worth of logs or connection records for anti terrorism purposes.