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minus-squareLemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoI’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?
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 months agoIt’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.
minus-squareLemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·11 months agookay, I will change my perspective on that.
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·11 months agoWait, really? Sir, this is the internet.
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?
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.
okay, I will change my perspective on that.
Wait, really? Sir, this is the internet.