French public WiFi warning: torrent piracy could cost you EUR 7,500
michalmalewicz · x · 2026-11-12
michalmalewicz shared a screenshot of a French public WiFi connection warning: online activity is logged by French authorities, and illegal downloads of copyrighted material via torrents like BitTorrent or uTorrent carry a EUR 7,500 surcharge. The blunt wording is the joke — read before you connect.
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