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> Non-homeless people will swamp a free network with video streaming. Block YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram and Reddit's video service, plus Facebook. Magically, 9
by Mononokay 9y ago
> Non-homeless people will swamp a free network with video streaming.
Block YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram and Reddit's video service, plus Facebook.
Magically, 90% of the issues there resolve themselves very quickly.
> Bandwidth limiting would need implemented, which make make the network useless for VoIP or streaming.
Not necessarily. You could implement a fast-lane that only allowed access to a few sites, like Google Voice, to allow VoIP for those who really needed it.
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The biggest concern with this would be the privacy implications it could have. Especially considering that the homeless are less likely to be in-the-know with infosec, it seems like an incredibly quick way to have a lot of personal information stolen quite quickly.
- icebraining 9y agoYouTube is a vital source of information on so many things; outright blocking it seems cruel. I think it'd be preferable to find some way of having per-person accounts with limits.