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submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

okay, I will change my perspective on that.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Wait, really? Sir, this is the internet.