If their concern is bandwidth then I think I can understand a free WiFi provider blocking "Photo Sharing, Visual Search Engines". I would hope that anyone batch uploading their days photos to Commons would be considerate of such Free Wifi, but to be honest doubt I would be. As for the issue of photos on your laptop in a public space such as a train, I've often sat on a train cropping, naming and reviewing photographs before uploading them later, people do sometimes look and occasionally comment. But I figure nobody will be offended at photographs of steam trains and Georgian antiquities.
Love the idea of steam powered routers though.
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On 14 January 2014 21:34, Fæ faewik@gmail.com wrote:
On 14 January 2014 20:53, Sarah Noble sarah@sarahlicity.co.uk wrote: ...
What's the reason for blocking Grindr anyway, Fae? And would they also block, say, okcupid?
For all I know they might block any adult-ish dating-type site, I can only speak from the gay perspective. Considering that Grindr is actually quite good at taking down any image of a potentially NSFW nature, including naughty words, it's actually less risky than browsing Commons. :-D
Fae
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