• Gorgritch_Umie_Killa@aussie.zoneOPM
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      25 days ago

      In light of another post on the community, i’m questioning myself.

      Am I falling for some populist drivel here, or is this an actual problem being highlighted?

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        24 days ago

        public wifi is usually a massive data siphoning device. People think hey yay free and connect and go ham and don’t realise that everything you do on that wifi is being recorded.

        it IS standard and it’s still bullshit, I have no idea why it’s now being considered a problem when they were fine to let it skate by for years despite privacy advocates yelling their heads off

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      24 days ago

      I’m guessing this is some kind of tech literacy barrier, because I’m certain the overwhelming majority of people in Australia have more than enough mobile data available to use their phone as a hotspot instead of relying on public Wi-Fi. “I’m in a public area and want to use the internet, therefore I should connect to public Wi-Fi” is like decades out of date logic.

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        24 days ago

        I’ve only ever noticed it with international travel, but haven’t done that in a while so things could’ve changed in that situation as well.

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      24 days ago

      An international airport is like the one place where I might connect to a public wifi. Maybe I’ve just landed and don’t have a local SIM yet? Or could be I’m on a stopover and only here for a few hours?