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)

  • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    21 hours ago

    Interestingly, Paris, the first tourist destination in Europe, doesn’t have any of those.

    I think the city provides a good number of free hotspots disseminated about the place, but I never really looked into it. Hopefully they’re both safe and convenient, but it’s always hard to tell with those things, especially regarding the safe part.

    • Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish
      3·
      19 hours ago

      Interestingly, Paris, the first tourist destination in Europe, doesn’t have any of those.

      The wifi4eu map shows a dozen APs inside the Boulevard Périphérique:

      but...

      looking...

      closer...

      they’re all in and around a single building 😂