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CityBridge & DoITT Update @LinkNYC Privacy Policy

CityBridge and New York City’s Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) announced this week the release of an updated LinkNYC privacy policy that outlines the superfast, free Wi-Fi network’s commitment to user privacy.

The policy is changing to better reflect and clarify LinkNYC’s day-to-day privacy practices and make clear that:

Jennifer Hensley, General Manager of CityBridge told us “CityBridge takes your privacy seriously, and we have updated our privacy policy to make clear our commitment to the City of New York and the more than one million people who have signed up to use the LinkNYC network,” said “LinkNYC will never sell your personal data, or track what you do on our Wi-Fi network.”

LinkNYC’s updated privacy policy also makes clear how security camera footage from Links can be used. Each Link kiosk has two security cameras, above each 55-inch side panel display, which will be turned on starting this week to monitor and maintain the Links and prevent vandalism.

CityBridge will not use or share data or footage collected by cameras except to detect or address illegal activity on or associated with a Link, in response to vandalism, or in response to a subpoena or similar lawful request. Footage from Link cameras will be stored for a maximum of 7 days, unless the footage is necessary to investigate an incident. There is no collection or storage of any audio.

Link tablets have a built-in, user-activated camera that could be used for video calling or other user-initiated applications in the future. These cameras will remain inactive until a future announcement on new LinkNYC features.

You can read the revised privacy policy here [1].