Free Wi-Fi raises privacy concerns

Free Wi-Fi raises privacy concerns

By Julia Scott, STAFF WRITER

As a much-anticipated, countywide wireless Internet venture moves forward, some activists are concerned that the promise of free or low-cost wireless access for anyone who wants it may have some strings attached....

Meanwhile, three Bay Area groups — the American Civil Liberties Union, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Electronic Privacy Information Center — have raised questions about whether the project's organizers will take users' privacy and free-speech rights into account when they choose a group of bidders to represent the region.

Full article at: Inside Bay Area