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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) by Sunny@slrpnk.net to c/technology@lemmy.world

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/25779751

The intative promises to be privacy-friendly with no tracking. Stating:

Your privacy is important. The WiFi4EU app ensures a private online experience with no tracking or data collection. Simply connect and enjoy free public Wi-Fi without concerns.

Source: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/wifi4eu-citizens

Will be interesting to see how this spans and plays out in reality. Looks promising too, did a quick scan of their builtin permissions and trackers and looks good too. (Scanning tool is called Exodus)

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[-] Hule@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

Free Wireless ISP, you say?

cheapskate romanian sounds

[-] TheSaddestMan@lemmy.zip 1 points 14 hours ago

Oh, sure. That's fair. Just like how the US kicked the Natives off of their land.

[-] lmuel@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 day ago

Germans are gonna start getting out their old cantennas or nanostations and point it at the closest hotspot

Of course I would never do such a thing, being half german, living in Germany. Certainly didn't live off a nearby restaurants wifi hotspot for almost 2 years.

[-] mholiv@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Classic European flavored racism. Are you aware that you are promoting racism or not? I think mindfulness is key here. People should consider their own internal biases and adjust to help make a better world.

[-] Honytawk@feddit.nl 13 points 1 day ago

Pretty sure they are themselves Romanian.

Can you even be racist against yourself?

[-] mholiv@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
[-] Hule@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Yes, I live in Romania.

It was a joke, but also true.

I don't see the racist part, but please excuse me if I've offended you.

descurcăreț - someone who makes use of the flaws in rulings. It's not even a negative term.

[-] TheSaddestMan@lemmy.zip 2 points 14 hours ago

Sorry about the other response I made being accusatory. I get the difference between self-deprecating humor about one's family, and actual boomerang racism. Thanks for clearing things up.

[-] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 22 hours ago

If Hule wants to make cheapskate Romanian sounds he's allowed to. It's his goddamn choice whether he wants to be a cheapskate or not.

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