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I'd consider advertising Facebook on a wifi hotspot as soon as they offer to pay for it by assuming liability for customers using that hotspot to share a bunch of film and TV show torrents. As long as courts keep pretending that an IP address is the same as a person, it doesn't make sense for small businesses with small pockets to offer free wifi.
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Why is this "absolutely disgusting"? It's good for Facebook, it's good for local businesses, and it completely optional for consumers. I don't see any problem here.
Let's see: My desktop machine is harvesting all sorts of information on me and Google can probably identify me with ease. My mobile phone KNOWS what my contacts are from services I haven't even installed yet (WTF!). Facebook tried to sneak in even more permissions on my Android device a couple of weeks ago (deleted it since). It seems every time I lose more and more and more anonymity, and guess what: The 14 year old…
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Why is this "absolutely disgusting"? It's good for Facebook, it's good for local businesses, and it completely optional for consumers. I don't see any problem here.
It is not optional for users who do not have Facebook.
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> what does Facebook use? Is it proprietary? On maps on Facebook, the small text says "(C) Microsoft (C) Nokia".
Doesn't Facebook use bing for translation and maps?
I'd consider advertising Facebook on a wifi hotspot as soon as they offer to pay for it by assuming liability for customers using that hotspot to share a bunch of film and TV show torrents. As long as courts keep pretending that an IP address is the same as a person, it doesn't make sense for small businesses with small pockets to offer free wifi.
This is a pretty good idea. It solves the coordination problem of not wanting to just provide free wifi forever to anyone by requiring a token "payment". It solves the identification problem which (unfortunately) is a requirement in many jurisdictions. And it helps non-technical business owners provide decent wifi.
What sort of problem is this exactly solving? People seem to get at Wifi no problem at all. Just wander into any Starbucks around 4PM, especially in New York or any major metro and you'll see hordes of people accessing wifi. Is it crowded? Sure? But this doesn't solve that problem. This just eliminates some login steps and provides value to the provider of the wifi. Do you feel that trading in your privacy to simplif…
Not everyone is a Hacker News reader.
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There is a "skip check in" link if you don't want to check in. Though it's unclear to me if you still need a Facebook account logged in.
"Skip Check In" will become the 2014 equivalent of 1999's "Skip Intro".
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What sort of problem is this exactly solving? People seem to get at Wifi no problem at all. Just wander into any Starbucks around 4PM, especially in New York or any major metro and you'll see hordes of people accessing wifi. Is it crowded? Sure? But this doesn't solve that problem. This just eliminates some login steps and provides value to the provider of the wifi. Do you feel that trading in your privacy to simplif…
I'm sure that many people will think that tradeoff is worth it - I doubt many people will think about it at all. Not everyone is a Hacker News reader.