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European Commission has a "Wifi4EU" initative, provides 93k high-speed private access points across the EU, free of charge. (slrpnk.net)
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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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[–] REDACTED@infosec.pub -4 points 4 days ago (6 children)

What do you mean by this? It's literally a thing. As soon as I cross a country border, I even get a message saying "Keep enjoying unlimited data abroad", while torrenting nearly terabyte a month. Paying 26€ per month.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Good for you. What makes you think every country has the same package available?

[–] Zoutpeper@lemmy.world -4 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Literal eu law that says they can't charge roaming?

[–] Rbnsft@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Roaming not but there might not be the same price and package somehwere Else in the EU..

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