att-signRemember yesterday we brought word that it was recently discovered that AT&T’s WiFi hotspots were injecting ads into the user’s browsing experience? Basically this resulted in situations where ads that had no relevance to the website being displayed, like jewelry ads on an education website and shoe adds on a government website.

We know, it did seem a bit out of place. Now if you were worried that this would be the way moving forward, you can rest easy because AT&T has since confirmed to Re/code that the ad injections were only a test, and you will be glad to know that the test has since come to an end, so you should be able to browse normally from here on out.

According to AT&T, the trial was limited to two airports. “We trialed an advertising program for a limited time in two airports (Dulles and Reagan National) and the trial has ended. The trial was part of an ongoing effort to explore alternate ways to deliver a free Wi-Fi service that is safe, secure and fast.”

The carrier adds, “Our industry is constantly looking to strike a balance between the experience and economics of free Wi-Fi.” As it was pointed out before, AT&T trying to monetize this free service isn’t an issue, but rather the ads itself which raised some security concerns, but either way it looks like it has come to an end.

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