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)

  • @[email protected]
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    54 days ago

    To be fair, there are already plenty public hotspots in most cities already, where as in the countryside less so I imagine.

    • Microw
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      14 days ago

      That is true, in Vienna outside of the city center I wouldnt agree but it is probably the reason