Marriott fined $600K for jamming guests’ Wi-Fi for cybersecurity

“Marriott agreed to the fine and has instructed its hotels not to use the jamming technology in the way it was used at Opryland, according to the FCC. But the company on Friday defended the blocking of guests’ own Wi-Fi networks in the interest of network security. The company said it is legal to use FCC-approved technology to protect its Wi-Fi service against ‘rogue wireless hotspots that can cause degraded service, insidious cyber-attacks and identity theft,’ adding that hospitals and universities employee similar jamming practices.  At the four Gaylord hotels in the U.S., Marriott today monitors for hotspots causing interference but does not automatically block such connections.”

https://news.yahoo.com/marriott-fined-600-000-jamming-175025789.html

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