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The rebrand and new Free Basics app also supported secure [[HTTPS]] services, and included privacy language "so that users will know what data will be collected". Users were also given the option on the app or mobile web version to add a number of free services, provided from a list of more than 250 providers.<ref name="opening">[http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/facebook-opens-up-internet-org-with-new-free-basics-apps/ Facebook renames Internet.org as ‘Free Basics’, offers open platform for developers], IndianExpress.com. Published 2015 September 27. Retrieved 2016 April 23.</ref>
The rebrand and new Free Basics app also supported secure [[HTTPS]] services, and included privacy language "so that users will know what data will be collected". Users were also given the option on the app or mobile web version to add a number of free services, provided from a list of more than 250 providers.<ref name="opening">[http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/facebook-opens-up-internet-org-with-new-free-basics-apps/ Facebook renames Internet.org as ‘Free Basics’, offers open platform for developers], IndianExpress.com. Published 2015 September 27. Retrieved 2016 April 23.</ref>
===Related Services===
Facebook also operates a lesser-known project called [[Express Wi-Fi]], which encourages local entrepreneurs to purchase inexpensive hardware and set up public Wi-Fi networks. As of 2016 April, Express Wi-Fi was only available in India, and some critics believe it to be a better and more free solution than Free Basics.<ref name="mashable"></ref>
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