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)

  • gressen@lemmy.zipEnglish
    37·
    1 day ago

    93k may seem a lot, but I’m on holiday in EU right now and the closest hotspot is 40 minutes away. Still impressive initiative, I hope it gets more coverage.

    • Microw@piefed.zipEnglish
      6·
      19 hours ago

      I just checked the map and it looks like they put these hotspots all around of my city to the countryside, but none inside the city

      • Decq@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        15 hours ago

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

        • Microw@piefed.zipEnglish
          1·
          9 hours ago

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