I believe that this is a slippery slope where the community will assume we're 
aware of any/all shortcomings in the IoT universe. If I send out report about 
the WiFi Assist feature in the iPhone, but don't send a warning about <insert 
device here>, it will be my fault.

There are enough news outlets covering these issues that I don't think it 
warrants getting involved in.

Heck, just had a student complain that she used up her family's data plan 
because she arrived on campus but didn't connect to our WiFi.

Jeff


From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob Brown
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 1:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Curious to see if other schools/businesses will warn 
about iOS 9 WiFi Assist

McGill University (I believe its IT dept) has issued a warning to its community 
about the new iOS 9 Wifi Assist feature, which means well (by switching you to 
cellular use from wifi use when wifi signals are bad) but can possibly jack up 
your data usage

http://www.mcgill.ca/channels/news/ios-9-mobile-users-consider-disabling-wi-fi-assist-feature-255683

(Though some say people are just piling on Wifi Assist, and that it's actually 
a swell feature: 
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/30/ignore-the-haters-wi-fi-assist-is-ios-9
 )


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