Defined in the law · ePrivacy Directive Art. 2(g)
Value added service
In plain English
A service that needs traffic data or location data beyond what is necessary to carry or bill a communication.
The definition in the law
‘value added service’ means any service which requires the processing of traffic data or location data other than traffic data beyond what is necessary for the transmission of a communication or the billing thereof
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