European Commission
🛜 No data? No problem! 
  
If you're travelling this summer and have used up your mobile data, or are in areas with poor connectivity, fear not! 
  
#Wifi4EU is connecting people all over Europe: 
🌐 Free access to secure and high-speed internet 
🛜 93,000+ hotspots in municipalities across Europe 
🏫 In parks, schools, libraries, health centres, museums and other public spaces. 
  
Find the nearest hotspot & stay connected → https://europa.eu/!Yb6jbg
WiFi4EU

The WiFi4EU initiative promotes free access to Wi-Fi connectivity for citizens in public spaces including parks, squares, public buildings, libraries, health centres and museums in municipalities throughout Europe.

Shaping Europe’s digital future
Jun 23, 2024 at 7:30amWeb
Show threadCordialisJun 23, 2024
@EUCommission #freifunk
Show threadspeaker_hatJun 23, 2024

@EUCommission

Great initiative which will promote internet connectivity affordability 🙏

Show threadMieszko ŚlusarczykJun 23, 2024
@EUCommission Do you have a mastodon alternative to the Twitter account mentioned on the page?
Show threadJanJun 23, 2024
@EUCommission Why does the Netherlands have pretty much no hotspots?
Show threadsaturataJun 23, 2024

@EUCommission

I don't fear the loss of connectivity. I'm worried about all parasites reading this"public" data and how they will be used!

Show threadgunstickJun 23, 2024
@saturata @EUCommission everything is SSL nowadays, so there is nothing to read.
Show threadsaturataJun 23, 2024

@gunstick @EUCommission

Every tried it yourself? It's so easy. You won't believe ...

Show threadgunstickJun 23, 2024
@saturata @EUCommission I don't understand your reasoning. Please clarify. You have at least 500 characters to do so.
Show threadsaturataJun 24, 2024

@gunstick @EUCommission

I guess it's more than clear what that means, right?

Show threadgunstickJun 24, 2024
@saturata @EUCommission
Nothing is clear.
What is the "it" I should have "every tried" myself?
What is the "it" which is "so easy", the same "it"?
What I "won't believe"?
Show threadsaturataJun 24, 2024

@gunstick @EUCommission

?
What if you read your own posting?
What if you think yourself or ask a friend?
What if you believe it or not?

No more time to waist on that ..

Show threadgunstickJun 24, 2024
@saturata @EUCommission yeah, screw you. Waste of my time
Show threadBeerIsGoodJun 23, 2024
@EUCommission
Would be cool if you add your Mastodon to both „Follow the latest progress and learn more about getting involved.“ and to the share section.
Show threadbasisbit 🦈🇪🇺🇺🇦 🔜 KnStJun 23, 2024
@EUCommission
I travel a lot all around Europe, and I have never, not even once, seen one of these available anywhere. Considering how much ressources go into this, I wonder why this project is so inefficient and what needs to improve to get way more of these hotspots deployed, especially in regions where travellers actually need it.
Show threadque :verifried:Jun 23, 2024
@basisbit @EUCommission wot? do you actually know how it was pulled together?
Show threadMieszko ŚlusarczykJun 23, 2024
@basisbit @EUCommission And I have used it in a city next to mine. Just because you haven’t seen it doesn’t mean it’s not there/useful to other people.
Show threadbasisbit 🦈🇪🇺🇺🇦 🔜 KnStJun 23, 2024
@spitfire
And how come you think it would be not there / useful for others? You might want to reread my toot. @EUCommission
Show threadMieszko ŚlusarczykJun 23, 2024
@basisbit @EUCommission I did, now you can read mine again too :)
Show threadKevin RussellJun 23, 2024

@spitfire @basisbit @EUCommission

We all have.

Show threadMatija NalisJun 23, 2024
@basisbit @EUCommission That is because while 93k hotspots look huge, EU surface is about 4.4 million sq.km. Which works out to about one hotspot per 48 square kilometers; and that is assuming perfect distribution... In reality, you'll easily travel 100 kilometers and only get a signal for hundred meters. I've seen and used several of them in different cities and was quite glad of them. If you didn't see them, open that interactive map and find where there are!
Show threadPanagiotisJun 23, 2024
@EUCommission great service, especially when combined with chat control legislation so we can monitor you, everywhere, anytime!
Show threadBeanface42Jun 23, 2024
@EUCommission good initiative. However, some countries should do better than that. These connections are not only useful for people lucky enough to go on holidays but for everyone who can’t afford data plans and may need it on a daily basis.
Show threadThomasJun 23, 2024
@EUCommission Why such a difficult URL?
Show threadMelroy van den BergJun 23, 2024
@EUCommission it seems the message was not clear enough for the Netherlands
Show threadTimothy MartinJun 23, 2024
@EUCommission
I just looking for Hamburg. Seems to me this is a joke. A very expensive one too...
Like often, a good idea but bad made.
Show threadBenjiJun 23, 2024

So Europe’s got free WiFi and working trains?!

https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/112664759772155660

@EUCommission

European Commission (@[email protected])

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Show threadHermione the best of the worldJun 23, 2024
@EUCommission wtf why it is talking about wifi bro in europe why why why
Show threadclacke: exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛Jun 23, 2024
@delquentin what do you mean?
Show threadHermione the best of the worldJun 23, 2024
@clacke me also dont understand so
Show threadxs4me2Jun 23, 2024

@EUCommission

And what's the story on the Netherlands?

Show threadPterryJun 23, 2024
@EUCommission it feels like a lot of the hotspots are situated in our most recent member. Nice to have you in, Croatia. 😊
Show threadPeterJun 23, 2024

@EUCommission

Oh, look UK ... what a shame about #Brexit ... 🙄

Show threadRolingMetalJun 23, 2024
@EUCommission Will the EU do anything for people living in rural areas? Or will the focus be on where the young are? People you need to win for your cause :)
Show threadƝєιƚ Ƃιɍƌ 凤Jun 23, 2024
@EUCommission Thanks Brexit
Show threadmaxwellJun 23, 2024
@EUCommission croatia is shining here holy moly
Show threadh1ddenJun 23, 2024
@openstreetmap this would be a good addition:
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/activities/wifi4eu
WiFi4EU

The WiFi4EU initiative promotes free access to Wi-Fi connectivity for citizens in public spaces including parks, squares, public buildings, libraries, health centres and museums in municipalities throughout Europe.

Shaping Europe’s digital future
Show threadFubaroqueJun 23, 2024

@EUCommission I spent ten minutes trying to find something useful on the website that link points to. Didn’t find any. How about providing something the average user here has an actual use for?

… instead of that nonsense. 🤔

Show threadDavid Cantrell 🏏Jun 23, 2024
@EUCommission don't forget to use a VPN where you control all the end points so that the EU Commission can't spy on your traffic like they want to.
Show threadEchedelle ⚧Jun 23, 2024
@EUCommission Croatia be-like
Show threadEchedelle ⚧Jun 23, 2024
@EUCommission wait a moment, wait a moment, canary islands have those?

wow, i never knew they had. it is not notified or warned anywhere here.

how do i get informed about that and which are the SSID or BSSIDs?
Show threadEchedelle ⚧Jun 23, 2024
@EUCommission by the dots it feels only north municipalities are subscribed with the exception of San Bartolomé de Tirajana in the south of the island (just one dot???) and Telde at the east.
Show threadEchedelle ⚧Jun 23, 2024
@EUCommission so is the same name as the initiative for the SSID. i never saw something like that in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Show threadKevin RussellJun 23, 2024

@EUCommission

Twitter now called shitty, is a fascist weapon. Using xitter AT ALL makes others use it. Victims.

Twitter manipulated posts to trick Turkey into "re-electing" the deeply unpopular dictator. "Threads" is preventing mention of a national French Party now, (!!!!) in the run up to its "check fascism at the gate" vote.

It is a moral DUTY to get off billionaire communication controls and onto Mastodon any non billionaire platform.

A moral duty for press to report.

#nazis #newsie

Show threadAgJun 23, 2024
@EUCommission Ooh, another #brexit 'benefit' for those of us visiting EU from the mad island of Brexitania.
Show threadQueen_fennecJun 23, 2024

@EUCommission

I love all the "public wifi isnt secure!" comments.

Its 2024 people. We have TLS 1.2/3 and HSTS pre loading. And nobody cares about random peoples SSIDs or google credentials.

Show threadKoos Pol 🇺🇦Jun 23, 2024
@queen_fennec @EUCommission So you were asleep during the reveal of the latest banking mitm attack? And the latest DHCP/VPN crack? How can you trust what you see if a threat actor controls your point if entry?
Show threadQueen_fennecJun 23, 2024
@KoosPol @EUCommission It is not about trust. Its about risk. If you are Dutch: I have multiple podcast episodes about the FUD around public wifi being somehow insecure for regular users. Feel free to check it out.
Show threadExellentJun 23, 2024
@EUCommission super Idee, aber wie geht das in Deutschland wo schon die kabeltechnische Versorgung so hinten dran ist? Da haben doch selbst die einzelnen Hotspots selbst kein uplink...
Show threadSimona [has moved]Jun 23, 2024
@EUCommission Martinique? Guyane? None or not relevant to be placed on the map?
Show threadRalfJun 23, 2024
@EUCommission Yes, we've just joined #Wife4EU during our holidays #Urlaub24cro in 🇭🇷 Croatia, specially in Istria and on island Krk. 👍
Show thread(moved)Galbinus Caeli 🌯Jun 23, 2024
@EUCommission I thought from the headline this was going to be about using AI to fake scientific results.
Show threadHermione the best of the worldJun 23, 2024
@EUCommission cool en vrai
Show threadMichael Richardson 🇨🇦Jun 23, 2024
@EUCommission IPv6?
Show threadT_XJun 26, 2024
@EUCommission it's unfortunate that #Wifi4EU still has these technical requirements (#Passpoint / #WPAEnterprise) which are as is incompatible to wireless community #MeshNetworks like #Freifunk... I'm hoping to get a small step closer to fixing this though thanks to @nlnet. #OpenHarbors #WPAoverL2TP #WPAoverIP
https://www.open-mesh.org/projects/open-mesh/wiki/OpenHarbors
OpenHarbors - Open-Mesh - Open Mesh

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Show threadJCJun 27, 2024
@EUCommission como hacen esos mapas?