[Wiltshire] Privacy registering for council's wifi?

[Lugo Teehalt]

Thanks Mark.  Should probably take it for granted that the internet is used to compile a dossier on you anyway.  So says one of those wikileaks people.

--- On Fri, 16/4/10, Mark Pope <mark.orchardgroveit at googlemail.com> wrote:

> From: Mark Pope <mark.orchardgroveit at googlemail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Wiltshire] Privacy registering for council's wifi?
> To: wiltshire at mailman.lug.org.uk
> Date: Friday, 16 April, 2010, 8:08
> You could lie, but it would probably
> do you no good. Having looked at 
> the site, I don't think that what they are asking for is
> unreasonable. 
> Name, address, postcode, email address and telephone number
> is hardly 
> excessive IMHO.
> Presumably, each user will have their own credentials for
> connecting to 
> the network whether they are using the free or paid-for
> services, so at 
> the very least, they need your details to set that up and
> send you the 
> credentials.
> Finally, it's a commercial venture and they will want to
> sell 
> value-added services, so will need to have names,addresses
> to bill against.
> 
> If it bothers you, then don't sign up. Simples!
> 
> Grinch will be the name of someone's network in your
> vicinity. I often 
> see half a dozen or more networks out there. Mostly secured
> it has to be 
> said...
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Mark Pope,
> Orchard Grove IT Limited
> 25, Orchard Grove,
> Upper Stratton
> Swindon, 
> Wilts
> SN2 7QR
> UK
> 
> Tel:    +44 (0) 1793 820233
>     +44 (0) 7778 910684
> LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/popemark
> Email    mark at orchardgroveit.com
> Website http://www.orchardgroveit.com
> 
> 
> Registered in England No. 6570188. Registered office 25,
> Orchard Grove, Upper Stratton, Swindon Wilts, SN2 7QR.
> 
> 
> 
> Lugo Teehalt wrote:
> > Know nothing about this sort of stuff.
> >
> > Thought about registering for Swindon council's
> free-ish-ish wifi broadband.  So went to the site where
> you register:  http://www.getsignal.co.uk/register  .  It
> asks for name rank and serial number.
> >
> > Don't like it when they do that.  After all if I
> can pick the wireless thing up, which incidentally I can't,
> I must be a citizen.
> >
> > Any thoughts perhaps?  Could one lie to them?
> >
> > By the way, what is 'Grinch' which comes up on my wifi
> spotter?
> >
> >
> >
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