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Title: no love on these trains Post by: infoman on September 20, 2024, 03:27:00 https://media.northernrailway.co.uk/news/this-isnt-a-love-train-northern-reveals-reason-dating-apps-are-blocked-by-on-board-wifi
Title: Re: no love on these trains Post by: GBM on September 20, 2024, 05:32:51 That's a shame. Was going to look for a replacement tractor whilst up there ::)
Title: Re: no love on these trains Post by: grahame on September 20, 2024, 05:56:24 A "populist" headline on an important topic. The freedom to use and view the internet content you wish versus the freedom of others around you to not be subjected to overhearing / overseeing what you hear and see.
Reading further into the Northern Railway press release (thanks for the link, Infoman) took me to the Friendly Wifi site at https://www.friendlywifi.com Quote Welcome to Friendly WiFi Friendly WiFi is the government-initiated safe certification standard for public WiFi. The Friendly WiFi symbol tells you where the Public WiFi service meets minimum filtering standards – particularly in areas where children are present. The certification is available across all sectors, including retail, hospitality, transport and the education sector. There is a whole can of worms here ... personally there is screen content (not just Internet) that I will call up on my screen at home that I won't call up in a more public place - even as local as when I was connecting and testing in the Bethesda Church Hall in Trowbridge the other day. It's far wider than "headline" stuff of dating sites, etc, and only displaying child-friendly content - it's also about maintaining the privacy of data sent. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |