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BBC Denies Snooper Vans Will Detect IPlayer Streamers
- Independent.co.uk, Tuesday, August 9, 2016 7:25 AM
The BBC has described as "inaccurate" claims by the Telegraph that the broadcaster will use TV detector vans capable of capturing information from private WiFi networks to discover people watching iPlayer without a TV licence. The paper's claims come as the BBC closes a loophole that allowed access to BBC programmes without having to pay the GBP145-a-year licence fee.
