[Mesh] Free Wi-Fi? Not all sunshine and roses...

Plz read, about the free public wi-fi just rolled out on Market St in SF: http://www.sfweekly.com/2014-01-22/news/wi-fi-mid-market-smartphones-theft/ One thing we should focus on in our imminent rollout is supporting the creation of public terminals and computer labs in community spaces; getting cohesive neighborhoods on board with sharing their connectivity with each other; and emphasizing the creation and support of safe public spaces for accessing and learning about technology (eg libraries, schools, hackerspaces) over the assumption that the technology will enable access (much in the way we emphasize end-user security and cryptoparties over the assumption that the network is secure in and of itself). /jnny http://jennyryan.net http://sudomesh.org http://thevirtualcampfire.org http://technomadic.tumblr.com `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`