Jusletter IT

AdBlocker – legality from a user’s perspective (Podcast)

  • Author: Kai Recke
  • Category: Podcasts
  • Region: Switzerland
  • Field of law: E-Commerce
  • Citation: Kai Recke, AdBlocker – legality from a user’s perspective (Podcast), in: Jusletter IT 22 September 2016
The speech deals with the admissibility of AdBockers (with and without white list feature) and particularly addresses why such software is used in a legitimate way. Ultimately, what is the point in a prohibition (even if it’s only partially)? In a digital age, where does the plot boundary lie, behind which the consumer can decide both as an internet user and a computer owner what content he downloads and perceives, and against which contents – and cyber risks too – he wants to protect himself and his property. (ah)