How A Windows Bug Started The Whole 'Free Public Wi-Fi' Scam All Over The World

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NO SUCH THING AS A FREE PUBLIC WI-FI

Submitted by Digg Editors 8 hours ago

This is how a Windows XP bug, which Microsoft eventually fixed, began the a chain reaction of faux public wi-fi networks.

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Since its installation, the sculpture, by Kristen Visbal, has been mired in legal disputes and claims of "fake corporate feminism." New York City will soon decide its fate.

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