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		kylehotchkiss on Sept 18, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Chrome Feature: IP Protection It’s not the coffeeshop, it’s the Wi-Fi vendor that gives them some perks for implementing some sort of wall on the network. Like when you join the network and have to click through to get access, that’s a vendor that could be data mining

housemusicfan on Sept 18, 2023 [–]

How is that any different or of more concern than any other ISP in existence?

And the solution is to route all traffic through Google - an advertising company quite literally renowned for its data mining habits and abilities.

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