The European Court of Justice has ruled that a professional who provides free access to a wi-fi network for the public, such as a shop for its clientele, cannot be held responsible for illegal activities carried out by a third party on this network, but that it must at least secure this network by way of a password that should be distributed by identifying the people who receive it.
This ruling was handed down on Thursday 15 September (C-484/14) and is expected to provide the case law for...