The Cyber Security Research Council had a hunch people weren’t reading the terms and conditions when they logged onto free wifi networks. So they created a hotspot with a hidden clause; users had to “assign their first born child to us for eternity” – people still signed up.

Cablevision specialises in TV and internet. It's not a mobile network. But with the likes of T-Mobile and Verizon collectively losing $386 billion to platforms such as Skype and WhatsApp, Cablevision has introduced a WiFi-only mobile contract with a competitive price tag. But is this really the future of mobile?

Everyone knows that excessive sun exposure is harmful, but people continue to indulge in long, luxurious tanning sessions. A new campaign takes advantage of our Wi-Fi addiction to give people an incentive to keep out of the sun – free Wi-Fi that only functions in the shade.

You're sat at your desk, about to go into a class. You've just been told the best piece of gossip and have to tell your friend down the hall right away. But you've run out of data on your phone, and haven’t got access to WiFi. Thanks to messaging app Jott you can deliver the news without either.