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Hiring an actual IT person to set it up would be a very difficult expense for many small businesses. Cafes usually operate on very tight margins. I just find this law completely ridiculous and an obvious result of hysteria. It is not a rational response to the very tiny risk of the dastardly and scary terrorists using free wifi.


As all businesses require it the chances that ISPs don't offer a service that includes that feature seems extraordinarily low. Seems like knowingly selling a service that wasn't capable of logging, under a legislative background that requires it, would also likely be unlawful.


No-one is forcing you to offer free wifi. Like with any business decision, you need to weigh the cost of the investment versus the expected return.




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