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		klabb3 on Jan 12, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The next big Wi-Fi standard is for sensing, not co... No, the future is decentralized. In the US, you will always be tracked because of regulatory capture of the FCC. In Europe, your phone will display a tracking consent pop-up everytime you go into a cafe. If you don't comply, you will have to get your coffee and free wifi elsewhere.

ClumsyPilot on Jan 12, 2022 | [–]

I can no longer tell apart sarcasm and real dystopia

wizzwizz4 on Jan 12, 2022 | [–]

> If you don't comply, you will have to get your coffee and free wifi elsewhere.

You will be able to take legal action against the café, but it won't make a difference.

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