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The problem is that those are ultimately devices whose purpose is to feed the cancer that is called advertising, while old payphones merely wanted a quarter. F
by Nextgrid 4y ago
The problem is that those are ultimately devices whose purpose is to feed the cancer that is called advertising, while old payphones merely wanted a quarter.
From their privacy policy (https://www.link.nyc/privacy-policy.html https://www.link.nyc/privacy-policy.html):
> We may share Technical Information that is unassociated with you and your device:
> With analytics, search engine, or other service providers that help us improve the Services;
> To advertisers and advertising networks to select and serve relevant advertisements.
They're useless for anything besides 911 functionality. I would definitely not recommend connecting to its Wi-Fi service without a VPN and spoofed, one-time MAC address.
- colejohnson66 4y ago> whose purpose is to feed the cancer that is called advertising Pay phones were the same way. The quarter payment was just on top of the money from advertisements.
- Nextgrid 4y agoThat was just generic display advertising targeted by location and market research. This one collects data about your usage of the device (and the mere fact that you were there at a certain time) and then shares it with lots of "partners" so they can refine the profile they have on you even further.
- bogomipz 4y agoWell, when the phones were still operated by the regional Bells there was no advertising except for the logo of the phone company. The promotional advertising came only after the incumbents sold the kiosk business to Titan et al.