Patent ID: 8667596

Claim:
A method comprising: scanning, by a mobile device, an area to identify a network device for accessing a network; receiving, by the mobile device, a network identifier associated with the network device; providing a curation indicator request to a curation server on the network, the curation indicator request comprising the network identifier; receiving a particular curation indicator from the curation server, the particular curation indicator being retrieved, based on the network identifier, from a database of a plurality of curation indicators, the particular curation indicator associated with a likelihood of intent to publicly share the network by the network device; comparing the particular curation indicator to an access setting, the access setting indicating acceptability of network access based on the likelihood of intent to publicly share the network by the network device; accessing the network via the network device based on the comparison; receiving a terms and conditions indicator indicating that terms and conditions are associated with use of the network device; providing, by the mobile device, a terms and conditions request over the network device to a terms and conditions (T&C) server; receiving a terms and conditions request response over the network device from the T&C server; displaying the terms and conditions associated with the network device; and receiving an indication of acceptance of the terms and conditions from a user, wherein accessing the network via the network device based on the comparison comprises accessing the network via the network device based on the comparison and acceptance of the terms and conditions.