Alphabet funded free Wi-Fi kiosks suspended over misuse

In New York, a bum was arrested for masturbating in the LinkNYC free Wi-Fi kiosk. The free Wi-Fi kiosk is funded by the Alphabet, Google's mother company.

In New York City, the LinkNYC free Wi-Fi kiosks which have been funded by Alphabet have been the hub for panhandlers, homeless and bums according to New York Post. On Tuesday, a homeless man was caught masturbating during the day near the free Wi-Fi kiosk.

The police told that this 41-year old man named Loberc Pocolo had been found sitting and masturbating, openly seen by the public last Sunday morning at the LinkNYC free Wi-Fi kiosk by the corner of 3rd Avenue and 31st street. Pocolo has been indicted with a case of exposure of a person and public lewdness after being arrested the next evening.

The incident came out and become known through Facebook when a witness shared it. In a neighborhood Facebook group, Stephanie Pedersen wrote that she has seen this kind of acts in the LinkNYC free Wi-Fi kiosks in New York but not like this unbelievably out in the open, when people are outside.

LinkNYC said they will implement solutions such as time limits when using the Internet with the help of the New York City community, Business Insider reported. On Sept. 14, 2016, LinkNYC announced that on all Link tablets, they are eliminating the web browsing. However, the LinkNYC's very fast Internet is here to stay and the tablets' other features such as 911 and 311 accesses, charging of devices, maps usage and phone calls are still freely available.

Week after week, LinkNYC is offering free gadget charging, telephone calls, and map navigations. LinkNYC is an invaluable and indispensible community project for New York City. The LinkNYC provides the fastest Internet service in the free Wi-Fi kiosks to about 500 thousand people. LinkNYC announced that they will keep on learning and improving for the Google's Alphabet free Wi-Fi kiosk services and for the individuals who work or live near the free Wi-Fi kiosks.