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I'm sorry not to share everyone's enthusiasm about this particular project, but that is only because there are plenty of product and vision related concerns, which were not addressed in any of WorldWifi promo materials.



Although I like the idea, been it properly implemented. And I also have a huge trust in the team. So it feels safe to rise my concerns now, when you already secured your Soft Cap.



Following are concerns.



0. A worldwide system of _Open_ WiFis with an option to force active content on user (e.g. video or dynamic ads), ran by amateurs is a wet hacker's dream. And not the guys from the White Hat, you know, but some way less morally enlightened hackers. And I find see a word about the approach to user protection measures in the WP (no phone ID, please, we all know how easy is it to get a burner phone).

In many countries (like Germany, Japan or US) such behavior as sharing inadequately protected WiFi may be considered criminally irresponsible and already caused according legal cases.



1. Owner will take charges for any abuse of it's network (copyrights infringement, terrorist's communication, prohibited material... you name it). And it is quite a complicated question with many jurisdiction determined differences: how you will ensure proper identification protocol to claim no responsibility for the router's owner. Not addressed as well. And even that I know, that you run the HotSpot company Radius, the question is still on. The personal liability and the ability to mitigate risks for a residential routed owner is vastly different from any corporate ones.



2. What about the extra application router owner has to install? It doesn't look like an open source project or just independently reviewed for safety app. And looks like it has to run permanently to operate you wifi hotspot. That will be inconvenient for many users, who do not want to leave a running computer at home (or anywhere else) while they are out. That will also blow away their earnings (electricity bills, you know). Is there any better solution for a private router owner, which won't involve dedicated app running?



Scores updated 09.04.18 following the development of the project.

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