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How ‘Ethical’ Hotel Chain Marriott Gouges Guests in the Name of Wi-Fi Security

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You’ve settled in, fired up your laptop—and not only is the $15-a-day hotel Internet slow as molasses, you can’t use your own hotspot for ‘security’ reasons. Here’s why the policy is unlawful.

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The Marriott hotel chain swears it has to force guests to keep using its expensive, creaky Wi-Fi connections because the alternative, personal hotspots, would open the door to cybercrooks.

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