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"More and more businesses are offering Wi-Fi as a service to customers. Whether it is at a restaurant, shop, or a favorite hangout, free access to Wi-Fi has become an expectation " Duh. "Friendly WiFi – an Initiative introduced by government agencies and managed by the RDI Trade Organization – recognizes public places that offer secure and filtered Wi-Fi with the goal of making public Internet safe for young people around the world." "The Friendly WiFi symbol is available to any venues providing public WiFi, who are committed to supporting the need for safeguarding online content . The Friendly WiFi symbol is displayed by each venue signed up to the Friendly WiFi accreditation and appears either on their landing page as you sign into their public WiFi, or is visible on signage within the venue.  "Wherever this symbol is displayed on site or online, parents and young people can be assured that the venues displaying the symbol have the

The people at Google are all about data-mining.  The more data, the more gold.  But, they also recognize that people value their privacy. Here is a privacy check  to help you set your Google (especially G+) privacy settings.