The Millet sharing WiFi password feature is controversial: being accused of theft

September 5 Evening News, Millet Technology today's annual press conference released MIUI new features ――wifi password self-help sharing sparked controversy, many netizens blamed millet this behavior will lead to wifi serious security risks, coffee owners even accuse millet this act as theft.

Millet Chairman Lei Today in the annual press conference released a new feature "Public places WiFi password self-help sharing", that is, when users enter the coffee shop to get the password can be a key to share to the public, other Millet users can not enter the password directly connected to WiFi. Lei revealed that now Millet has stored 230,000 public places WiFi password.

"My wifi is a value-added service for customers who come to the store, a feature that allows millet users to rub their nets for free, which is a form of theft." Sea, the coffee shop owner, was furious, Sea revealed that more than 50% of the customers in his coffee shop were consumed by the Internet, and that his stores were open, which could seriously affect the operation of the coffee shop.

Wang Wei, a Weibo user, was also furious at the new feature, saying: "We have only two options left: 1, refusing to provide a home/company WiFi password to a friend who uses a millet cell phone." 2, the use of millet mobile phone friends leave immediately change the home company's WiFi password. ”

"It's like a beggar in your house begging to eat and tell hundreds of thousands of gang brother you have a meal to rub. Weibo netizen @ Big Bear commented. Up to now, @ Wang Wei's microblog has been forwarded nearly 5,000 times, a large number of netizens questioned this feature will bring WiFi security issues.

"This function, means that the owner of the WiFi network to provide a password to any millet users, will represent the disclosure of their own network link rights, millet should not use such immoral behavior as a selling point." Netizen Tomscott Lu said.

However, there are netizens to support the new functions of millet, for this innovation will be greatly convenient for users of public places to use WiFi, is based on the user needs to start the innovation, the password is a netizen to share, millet is only to provide a platform, do not bear too much responsibility.