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No more Porn surfing at Starbucks

Tuesday, July 19, 2016 1:28 PM
Today, Starbucks announced it was installing filters on its' WiFi servers at their stores to filter out porn sites. Anti-porn organizations have been pressuring them to stop people from enjoying themselves watching Porn while drinking overpriced coffee. Oh well, another business restricting our freedoms.

59 comments

  • Papi_Chulo
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    8 years ago
    What is this world coming to :)
  • MrDeuce
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    8 years ago
    "another business restricting our freedoms" -- You're kidding, right?
  • san_jose_guy
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    8 years ago
    So sad, that people would spend their money at Starbucks, a place where there is nothing better to look at than porn! [view link] They don't care what you look at over their Internet, but believe me, you won't be watching the Internet. SJG
  • shadowcat
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    8 years ago
    No big loss. They opened a Starbucks inside the Kroger grocery store that I shop at, about a month ago. I was shopping around 9AM yesterday and they had no customers.
  • rh48hr
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    8 years ago
    Good thing I don't go to Starbucks often.
  • GoVikings
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    8 years ago
    funny, because there's a Starbucks near my crib and I've surfed porn on there multiple times. I use to do it at McDonald's but then they put a filter on their internet service. I see Starbucks has now done the same. :-( Even Taco Bell has a filter
  • RTP
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    8 years ago
    I do think that the Porn filter will also prohibit us from adding TUSCL comments and reviews. I have done that at Starbucks in the past.
  • Papi_Chulo
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    8 years ago
    They just lost some of my business :)
  • chukko
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    8 years ago
    Some places I've visited have blacklisted TUSCL as well. They categorized this site as porn. That is when I switched to using my cell data.
  • Hugh_G_Rection
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    8 years ago
    There's things you can use hotspots for and for other things- a good 4G plan and a seat near the window. Most they can do is ask you to leave! Ironically a couple years ago TUSCL was censored at a Tim Horton's in Southfield MI and I had to turn off and restart my android device when I got home, the porn blocker was still working when I left the establishment. Worse yet, it was totally possible at that time to browse Backpage escort ads while it was blocking forums-- I had to try and that was the case at the time (wouldn't know, I never went back to that particular outlet). If I want to surf uninterrupted, 4G works even if it is slower.
  • beguiled
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    8 years ago
    WA bikini barista cafes rule. You can surf porn while actual camel toe is in the air. We got weed too. I may be weened from strippers for a good while. Grins.
  • larryfisherman
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    8 years ago
    I might be out of the loop, but why would you surf porn while at Starbucks??
  • san_jose_guy
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    8 years ago
    I agree. Why would anyone even want to go to Starbucks? I never have. [view link] SJG
  • vincemichaels
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    8 years ago
    larry, when I moved out here, I was researching Internet providers. It took awhile before I decided which one would supply me the Internet. The local Starbucks provided access, where I was able to access TUSCL and occasionally PornHub. I now have home service, so I'm good. I've never in my entire life paid the outrageous cost of "Starbucks" coffee.
  • flagooner
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    8 years ago
    @larry I do it because I like a little cream in my coffee.
  • GoVikings
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    8 years ago
    "I might be out of the loop, but why would you surf porn while at Starbucks??" pretty simple. LOTS of people consume porn, and frequently. they consume it via computer, cell phone, DVD and whatever other formats i'm forgetting. so naturally, people are going to consume it at starbucks and pretty much anywhere else they can
  • sharkhunter
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    8 years ago
    I won't be visiting Starbucks or McD's anytime soon. Actually I never gave visited Starbucks.
  • sharkhunter
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    8 years ago
    Never have visited Starbucks. Stupid autocorrect changes the words sometimes.
  • Papi_Chulo
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    8 years ago
    I think Chick-Fil-A and Taco Bell both block TUSCL
  • maho
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    8 years ago
    Was at the dealership today having my car serviced and was browsing tuscl on my phone to pass time. Only thing that had me self conscious was some of the cam adds off to the side, and the stick figures "doing it" at the bottom of the page. Had to kind of keep my phone hidden whenever someone would walk by. :-)
  • sharkhunter
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    8 years ago
    You can always block the ads if you're worried about someone seeing the ads.
  • vincemichaels
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    8 years ago
    LOL, I hear ya, maho. While at Starbucks, I had to keep an eye on customers milling around waiting for their food items. The last thing I needed was some custy telling the Starbucks staff what I was up to.
  • GoVikings
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    8 years ago
    I've never had an issue with TUSCL being blocked--at any place---not even the library
  • mikeya02
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    8 years ago
    Sad you can't watch porn at Starbucks? More proof that sex is an addiction for some.
  • Papi_Chulo
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    8 years ago
    ^ IDK, sex & coffee seem like a good combo
  • sharkhunter
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    8 years ago
    I'm sad you can't use this site at Starbucks, Mars, and other alien planets. We need our strip club comments be able to get posted anywhere online. Having our freedoms denied to grown adults, that is sad.
  • ATACdawg
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    8 years ago
    We have a right to view porn. However, that does not imply that a person has a right to view it on a system that is provided by another person/entity. There are a lot of good reasons not to allow this. First of all, potential exposure of kids to porn. Second, the sensibilities of the system owner who is, after all, paying for it. Finally, there is the bandwidth consumed. At our marina, the Wi-Fi provider services 600 boats and the system is constantly at a crawl. Some friends had their own hotspot, unsecured (duh!). Their neighbor tapped into their system and was streaming video, making it impossible for them to use their own system. They hit the OFF switch and heard a satisfying stream of invective from the next boat. Their hot spot is now secured!
  • Ch3ll
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    8 years ago
    That does suck to have it filtered, but I do have to agree with ATACdawg since I work in IT. It does use alot of bandwidth like YouTube and any other streaming media. Plus it's a big security threat to Starbucks network despite how they may segregate from the corporate network. Oh well, I enjoy Starbucks, but I've never used their Wifi. I'm too lazy to connect to it and accept whatever warning before browsing.
  • shadowcat
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    8 years ago
    When I was still working every department in the company had computers but most were strictly for intranet use. My department was one of the few that had internet access because there were rare times when we could actually use it. But talk about filters. Sometimes I just had to shake my head in disbelief.
  • maho
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    8 years ago
    Ah, thanks sharkhunter. Went to my profile and checked hide banner adds. Can't wait to try tuscl out in public again on my phone!
  • bvino
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    8 years ago
    Porn viewing at Starbucks? I always thought the line should move faster. I can see why it doesn't.
  • vincemichaels
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    8 years ago
    I'm sitting at a table running my laptop watching the custies with their face buried in their smartphones. I'm glad I don't have a smartphone.
  • s88
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    8 years ago
    Panera blocks TUSCL. I just use cell data instead. Except for the webcam ads and stick figure, there is no porn on TUSCL and there shouldnt be (except as links). You cant post inline images in posts. I browse TUSCL in public with images turned off. Makes the site 100% child friendly.
  • san_jose_guy
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    8 years ago
    I certainly don't need to watch porn when I go out for coffee. [view link] :) SJG
  • pensionking
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    8 years ago
    OK. I'll bite. SJG - you mentioned the Vietnamese coffee shops 3 times in this thread. Does anything happen there other than coffee served in bikinis??
  • san_jose_guy
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    8 years ago
    Coffee, Tea, lots of parading around. But that is it. No touching, no OTC. If you treat them right, they are ordinary young women who like the kinds of things other ordinary young women like, such as going out on civilian dates. Sometimes they get really flirty too. But these are 100% civilian venues. They don't care what you connect to over their Internet, but then I cannot see why anyone would be watching the Internet when in a Viet Coffee Shop. SJG
  • san_jose_guy
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    8 years ago
    I cannot see why anyone would ever go to Starbuck, unless they are so disadvantaged to live in a place without Viet Coffee shops. SJG
  • Papi_Chulo
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    8 years ago
    "... I browse TUSCL in public with images turned off. Makes the site 100% child friendly ..." Almost - I wish there was a way to turn-off avatars since many are of nude chicks and I often surf TUSCL at a Starbucks or other public place using my 17" laptop (and due to poor sight I have to zoom-in to make the text bigger and thus also the avatars are bigger and more visible)
  • Papi_Chulo
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    8 years ago
    I think it depends on the filter - in some places porn is blocked but I can still bring-up TUSCL; in others it also blocks TUSCL.
  • vincemichaels
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    8 years ago
    Well,sjg, you are missing out on some tasty bagels, plus watching all the fine women that come in.
  • san_jose_guy
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    8 years ago
    Most Viet Coffee Shops don't have food, but a few do. I get my food from Taco Bell, cheap, reliable, and sometimes some nice Latina's working there. :) SJG
  • san_jose_guy
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    8 years ago
    And about image filtering, in some places I face the same issues. I had a thread about Proxy Servers. But this is doing it all for me: [view link] SJG
  • san_jose_guy
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    8 years ago
  • vincemichaels
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    8 years ago
    I agree with you, sjg, it would be nice to have Vietnamese coffee shops here. We don't as far as I know. I've always felt there are some exquisite young Vietnamese women.
  • Dominic77
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    8 years ago
    I find establishments that use OpenDNS for filtering often block both TUSCL and StripperWeb as "porn." Easy enough to circumvent with a VPN tunnel, SSH tunnel or 4G hotspot.
  • san_jose_guy
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    8 years ago
    [view link] [view link] The down side is that they are conformist, materialistic, and manipulative, and also drama queens. SJG
  • san_jose_guy
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    8 years ago
    Viet Coffee [view link] [view link] always making tea refiles, and in stripper shoes [view link] SJG
  • Papi_Chulo
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    8 years ago
    I think Wendy's is another spot that also blocks TUSCL.
  • Papi_Chulo
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    8 years ago
    it also seems that are some establishments where they don't want people to just hang-out and web-surf (or at least too long) - in South Beach there are a couple of Starbucks and the two I normally visit and hang-out at have removed all their electrical-outlets so people can't plug in and stay there extended time - South Beach is a touristy place and also has lots of homeless people so perhaps why the South Beach Starbucks have done this. There's a 24/hr McDonalds near my house that also removed all their electrical-outlets from the dining room area.
  • rickdugan
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    8 years ago
    GoVikings posted "I've never had an issue with TUSCL being blocked--at any place---not even the library" I know that Gogo, the inflight Internet provider for a number of airlines, blocks tuscl. This includes the carrier that I fly frequently. It sucks to be stuck in the air for hours, heading to a city I do not visit often, yet not be able to use some of that time to scope out my club options for when I land.
  • san_jose_guy
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    8 years ago
    For blocking stuff they probably just subscribe to some service, and so the standard is probably quite conservative. 1. No blocking in Viet Coffee Shops, though you won't want to be using the Internet while you are there. 2. This works fine for me, and it allows image blocking, like even the avatars and the banner ads. Protection both ways. I had an entire thread about these issues. [view link] Don't spend you money on Starbucks, find something else. SJG
  • Papi_Chulo
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    8 years ago
    I wonder if Founder could do something so that TUSCL does not fall under the blockable parameters?
  • san_jose_guy
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    8 years ago
    I don't think there are any such parameters. It is just these subscription services which will block for you. They invest lots of time and energy in keeping their lists current. Maybe some of our websurfing members would like that job, looking for more porn and adult material to add to the list. Anyway, here is your way around it: [view link] And for a zillion other reasons too, don't give Starbucks your money. SJG Led Zeppelin- Stairway to Heaven [view link]
  • ATACdawg
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    8 years ago
    @papi:. Customer "turnover" is indeed an issue, and if a store is clogged with guests who are no longer paying, there is indeed a cost to the operator. The Dairy Queens that my family operated were ice cream only stores with no inside seating. Our typical customer turnover time was between 15 and 20 minutes. Brazier stores that had seating typically had a turnover time of 45 to 60 minutes. The upshot is that each customer would have to spend three times the money just to break even on gross. In addition, ice cream only stores are generally much more profitable per item. The operator, to make more money, has to invest in a much larger store, with more expensive equipment, more employees, bigger electric bills and a much larger parking lot - you get the idea. Starbucks has a bit different business model, but for them, customer churn is really critical. If they can't sell a lot of coffee and a LOT of fancy coffees that will hopefully be for takeout, they will soon be out of business.
  • Cheo_D
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    8 years ago
    Eh, private businesses are private businesses and we don't have to go there if we don't like what they've got. Anyway I don't surf porn or anything but plainest news and mail at coffeeshop/fast food joint hotspots just for the sake of security. God bless my grandfathered Unlimited Data Plan, and the court that told the carrier to stop throttling it.
  • vincemichaels
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    8 years ago
    Well, I'm headed to my local Starbucks this morning. It's prime time to watch all the babes coming in for their fix. I'll check to see if TUSCL is no longer available. Sheesh, it's such a disgusting site. LOL
  • sharkhunter
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    8 years ago
    I never use public wifi when I need to use a password either. I heard it wasn't secure. My standards are higher than the Clintons. Lol. Maybe a hacker can post all of Hillary's emails so that she doesn't have to worry about having accidentally deleted over 30,000 of them. I hate it when I accidentally delete over 30,000 emails too.
  • vincemichaels
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    8 years ago
    Yep, it's such a sad time when one "accidentally" deletes all those emails. They are out there to be hacked. Let's see if Wikipedia figures it out.
  • vincemichaels
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    8 years ago
    Well, here at Starbucks, yep it's public domain here, but ask me if I care. If someone hacks me, that's fine, I can hack them right back. The good news is here, today at 9 am, I can still get on TUSCL and I checked one porn site which popped right up. So should I ever need to, for the forseeable future, freedom reigns.
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