Editing Interactive kiosk (section)

===Internet kiosk===
An '''Internet kiosk''' is a terminal that provides public [[Internet]] access. Internet kiosks sometimes resemble telephone booths, and are typically placed in settings such as hotel lobbies, long-term care facilities, medical waiting rooms, apartment complex offices, or airports for fast access to [[e-mail]] or [[web pages]]. Internet kiosks sometimes have a bill acceptor or a [[credit card]] swipe, and nearly always have a computer keyboard, a mouse (or a fixed [[trackball]] which is more robust), and a monitor.

Some Internet kiosks are based on a payment model similar to [[vending machine]]s or [[Internet cafe|Internet cafés]], while others are free. A common arrangement with pay-for-use kiosks has the owner of the Internet kiosk enter into a partnership with the owner of its location, paying either a flat rate for rental of the floor space or a percentage of the monthly revenue generated by the machine.

One of the first companies in North America to develop and deploy Internet kiosks with touch screens via user login and password was [http://www.streetspace.com Streetspace] Inc. based out of San Francisco, California. Starting in 1999 they deployed Internet kiosks across locations inside cafes, restaurants, and record shops in Berkeley, California. Streetspace was also one of the first companies to roll out targeted advertising and services to these Internet kiosks based on the location of the kiosk and the profile of the user when they logged into the terminal.

Internet kiosks have been the subject of hacker activity. Hackers will download spyware and catch user activity via [[keystroke logging]]. Other hackers have installed hardware keystroke logging devices that capture user activity.

Businesses that provide Internet kiosks are encouraged to use special Internet kiosk software and management procedures to reduce liability exposure.