Question:
How secure is LinkNYC Wi-Fi?
Answer:
The LinkNYC Private network is one of the first
free municipal Wi-Fi services in the country to
offer an encrypted network connection between your
device and the hotspot, securing all wireless
communications between devices and the Link.
I just visited the site, and it has this extraordinary claim:
In addition to Link’s features being free to the public, they also come at no cost to taxpayers.
So either they have a money printing machine, or they will be doing DPI and adding in / replacing advertisements in no time.
"The full network will install more than 7,500 public hubs throughout the city, each replacing a pre-existing phone booth. Once completed, the hubs will also include USB device charging ports, touchscreen web browsing, and two 55-inch advertising displays. The city estimates that ads served by the new hubs will generate more than $500 million in revenue over the next 12 years."