FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - FC Barcelona v Real Betis - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - November 11, 2018 The match ball on display before the match REUTERS/Albert Gea/
(Reuters) - La Liga has been fined 250,000 euros (£222,532) by the national data protection agency (AEPD) for not adequately informing users of its official app that the programme can activate smartphone microphones and monitor user location, it said on Tuesday.
Spain's top professional football division said in a statement that it has always complied with data protection regulations and denied breaking the law.
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