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Soccer League Turns App Users Into Piracy Spies

posted by janrinok on Tuesday June 12 2018, @06:12PM   Printer-friendly
from the apps-have-ears dept.

canopic jug writes:

The Spanish soccer league's smartphone app, which has been installed by millions of users, uses the microphone and GPS readings of the devices its installed on to report possible instances of streaming piracy by listening. The smartphone app listens to and analyzes the audio in its surroundings to check if one of La Liga’s matches is being played and then pairs that with GPS data to see if that location is an authorized broadcaster and file reports.

Spanish soccer league "La Liga" is using its official Android app to create an army of millions of piracy spies. The app can access microphone and location data to scan for restaurants, bars, and other establishments that broadcast their matches without a license. "Protect your team," La Liga notes, while encouraging users to enable the functionality.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by sjames on Wednesday June 13 2018, @12:13AM

    by sjames (2882) on Wednesday June 13 2018, @12:13AM (#692160) Journal

    NO.

    They pilfer your mic and location data trying to catch others who are pilfering the games. For example, if you go to a sports bar.

    One set of rules for me, another for thee.

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