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Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors
Posted on 5/30/21 at 10:44 pm
Posted on 5/30/21 at 10:44 pm
ARS Technica article
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If you use Alexa, Echo, or any other Amazon device, you have only 10 days to opt out of an experiment that leaves your personal privacy and security hanging in the balance.
On June 8, the merchant, Web host, and entertainment behemoth will automatically enroll the devices in Amazon Sidewalk. The new wireless mesh service will share a small slice of your Internet bandwidth with nearby neighbors who don’t have connectivity and help you to their bandwidth when you don’t have a connection.
By default, Amazon devices including Alexa, Echo, Ring, security cams, outdoor lights, motion sensors, and Tile trackers will enroll in the system. And since only a tiny fraction of people take the time to change default settings, that means millions of people will be co-opted into the program whether they know anything about it or not.
This post was edited on 6/16/21 at 8:56 am
Posted on 5/31/21 at 8:14 am to wheelr
If you don't want to have to read the article to figure out how to opt out
quote:
Fortunately, turning Sidewalk off is relatively painless. It involves:
Opening the Alexa app
Opening More and selecting Settings
Selecting Account Settings
Selecting Amazon Sidewalk
Turning Amazon Sidewalk Off
Posted on 5/31/21 at 12:40 pm to wheelr
I opted out by not having Amazon devices in my home
Posted on 6/1/21 at 7:02 am to wheelr
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I don't see privacy discussed too much on here and I'd be interested to hear some different perspectives.
That's because "most" people in America truly don't care about privacy. They say they do. They complain about their privacy being misused. But we have to admit that most will give up their "private" info too easily. Whether to buy something on the internet, signing up for free access to sites, to whatever.
Posted on 6/2/21 at 6:17 am to wheelr
Thanks for the prompt. I disabled that setting.
A bit more from Lon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbdtW-JkzFM
A bit more from Lon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbdtW-JkzFM
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