Should towns or cities provide free WiFi for the public to use?

 This blog post is about public spaces and free Wi-Fi! A thought occurred to me about having free internet access in public places which otherwise do not have them. I mean, there are already some places like town centres, restaurants and bars that have Wi-Fi but I'm talking about everywhere people like to go: parks, residential streets near town centres, along the road where small shops are, you name it, the works!
Today I'll be looking at reasons why this is a good idea and why it isn't....

YES?

With more internet connection, everyone can contact everyone! It will be a world full of people who can access each other. This could be of benefit when a person has no texts left (if that still exists, a cap on the number of texts you can send!), this person can connect to the internet and send them a message on one of the social media websites!
As mentioned above, if the internet was made accessible in semi-public places like along the road where small shops are then there will be more attention drawn to those shops and communities. Thus this promotes their brand and will be better for the businesses.
Another point I am keen to make is the fact that most people need the internet for school and work. In fact I'd like someone to tell me about a job that does not involve using the internet or technology, I will be surprised if you can! :) Having free internet access in every public place would mean that work can be completed sooner. People on their way home from school on a bus can finish homework or adults on their way home from work can use the free internet access to carry on working.
One last point that is important, the free internet access will help reduce the impact of the digital divide. (This is the divide between people when looking in terms of technology. For whatever reasons they are not in the connected world, i.e. using computers or internet. This could be because of the money, age or economic background) With free internet access, the population can be online and the divide will become weaker.

NO?
With more internet connection, privacy will be erased. I'm not kidding, every thing and anything we put online could be accessed by most people. It is surprising how much we reveal about ourselves online, even social media posts have a set of GPS coordinates which triangulate our position. For example, if we posted something like 'Back home from the best day out ever!' , someone could easily find the town or street you live in!
Hacking is going to be an issue as well, if a hacker got into the system, everyone's personal information could be at risk. If someone in the area was checking the internet users visited pages, (the bank websites), it could have horrific consequences! What's more, a virus could be introduced into the system and the whole think could shut down and/or infect other devices, some without anti-virus protection.
The cost is also going to be an issue, not for the people, they get it free, I mean for the government. This kind of project will cost a lot for them to implement and upkeep. This means taxes could increase slightly and backfire on the population anyway! This could then lead to a domino effect and the government could cut back on other things like eduction: shutting some schools....

I hope this had made you think and feel free to comment on what you think! Should towns or cities provide free WiFi for the public to use?
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