{"id":385267,"date":"2010-03-03T03:13:42","date_gmt":"2010-03-03T08:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidicke.com\/headlines\/31160-uk-to-kill-off-internet-cafes"},"modified":"2010-03-03T03:13:42","modified_gmt":"2010-03-03T08:13:42","slug":"uk-to-kill-off-internet-cafes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/385267","title":{"rendered":"UK to Kill Off Internet Cafes"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘The glorious British government<\/a>, upon which the sun finally set almost 100 years ago, has decided that having open WiFi networks is bad for the general population and it wants them all shut off.<\/p>\n

The move, which will kill off using your laptop in an Internet<\/a> cafe or coffee shop without getting a password from the owner, is part of the Digital Economy Bill. The government<\/a> has issued a clarification of the Bill which will mean that many organisations will be open to the same penalties for copyright infringement as individual subscribers, potentially including disconnection from the Internet<\/a>. Some legal experts say it will become impossible for small businesses to offer WiFi access to their customers.’<\/p>\n

Read more: UK<\/a> to Kill Off Internet<\/a> Cafes<\/a><\/p>\n

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