• @[email protected]
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    111 months ago

    I’ve always been leery of public Wi-Fi because of the timeless adage:

    “nothing is free. If something is free, then you are the product.”

    It costs them money to provide public Wi-Fi, what are they getting out of it if they’re not mining data from the users?

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      811 months ago

      It’s not a very good adage. Charities exist, for example. And free drink refills.

      When a business offers free wifi, it’s giving you an incentive to stay longer and come back more often.