Russian initiative turns stray dogs into WiFi hotspots to keep people online during blackouts

Russian initiative turns stray dogs into WiFi hotspots to keep people online during blackouts

A team of artists in Yekaterinburg has found a novel solution to Russia’s mobile Internet blackouts — outfitting stray dogs with WiFi routers and letting them wander the city as walking hotspots. The idea, they say, has two benefits: free Internet for residents and much-needed attention for the dogs, who are available for adoption. Animal welfare workers aren’t so sure. In conversations with the outlet Takie Dela, they called the project unethic…