re: Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors

Posted by Boring

Member since Feb 2019

3792 posts

Posted on 5/31/21 at 11:49 am to Ghost of Colby

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It would really be helpful if you could make a few quick deliveries around your neighborhood

We’ll also be sending an Amazon Picker to your home via our Rockumented Immigrant Program, which helps undocumented workers show off their ROCKstar status! Juan will arrive in 3-5 weeks and will pick things from around your home to send to other valued Amazon Consumers just like YOU! Your reward from these spontaneous donations? The thrill of knowing you’ve done your part to create a world where we can all THRIVE!

#bettertogether #BezosBuddies #lovehasnoborders

This post was edited on 5/31/21 at 11:50 am

Posted by supadave3

Houston, TX

Member since Dec 2005

31719 posts

Posted on 5/31/21 at 12:29 pm to SouthernStyled

So what happens if next door neighbor starts looking at kiddie porn? Wouldn’t it still register back to the modems IP? Screw that. I don’t trust my neighbors.

Posted by DaleGribble

Bend, OR

Member since Sep 2014

6821 posts

Posted on 5/31/21 at 1:11 pm to rickgrimes

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If you use Alexa, Echo, or any other Amazon device

I don't. frick Jeff Bezos.

Posted by OregonTiger

Republic of West Florida

Member since Jan 2004

584 posts

Posted on 5/31/21 at 1:16 pm to rickgrimes

This is not new as they already do this. You can opt out (I did a while back).

Posted by Cledus

God’s Country

Member since May 2021

259 posts

Posted on 5/31/21 at 2:49 pm to rickgrimes

Amazon needs to be broken up. As does Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, etc.

Ya know what? frick it, just get rid of the internet and cell phones altogether.

Posted by imjustafatkid

Alabama

Member since Dec 2011

62155 posts

Posted on 5/31/21 at 2:55 pm to Street Hawk

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You should not be using the internet service provided router anyway for so many reasons. It's always btter to bring your own router (mesh or otherwise).

Why is that? I've honestly never heard this before.

Posted by NoSaint

Member since Jun 2011

12431 posts

Posted on 5/31/21 at 3:05 pm to goofball

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They gave us an Amazon Eco and a Dot at work. They are both sitting in the closet in unopened boxes. I don't see the value they provide.

Meh. They don’t change the world but are definitely convenient and i not going to pretend I don’t have a phone doing the same to me anyway. If the man is going to listen in on me a may as well live a comfortable life while he’s doing it.

Posted by supadave3

Houston, TX

Member since Dec 2005

31719 posts

Posted on 5/31/21 at 3:11 pm to imjustafatkid

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Why is that? I've honestly never heard this before.

I’ve never heard that before either. It think he’s a bit paranoid.

Posted by WMTigerFAN

Ouachita

Member since Feb 2005

4856 posts

Posted on 5/31/21 at 3:11 pm to rickgrimes

Xfinity has been doing that for years

Posted by TigerFanatic99

South Bend, Indiana

Member since Jan 2007

34438 posts

Posted on 5/31/21 at 3:12 pm to rickgrimes

Nice, now toward the end of the month when I get near my Comcast bandwidth cap I can just shut it down and leach the neighbors internet.

Posted by Centinel

Idaho

Member since Sep 2016

44120 posts

Posted on 5/31/21 at 3:25 pm to rickgrimes

I don't understand why everyone is concerned. Amazon is a good trillion dollar corporation because they support LGTBQ rights and BLM.

They would never do anything to harm us because they care very much and tell us so.

Posted by tonydtigr

Beautiful Downtown Glenn Springs,Tx

Member since Nov 2011

6331 posts

Posted on 5/31/21 at 3:36 pm to rickgrimes

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How to opt out of Amazon Sidewalk

Open the Alexa app
More > Settings > Account Settings > Amazon Sidewalk > Off
If you don’t, your devices will be automatically enrolled on June 8. At the time of writing, the feature is US-only, so no action is needed in other countries.

From 9to5mac.com

Posted by fightin tigers

Downtown Prairieville

Member since Mar 2008

76014 posts

Posted on 5/31/21 at 3:37 pm to tonydtigr

Does anyone know if this applies to eero?

Posted by footballdude

Member since Sep 2010

1112 posts

Posted on 5/31/21 at 6:12 pm to Street Hawk

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You should not be using the internet service provided router anyway for so many reasons.

THIS

Posted by saturday

Pronoun (Baw)

Member since Feb 2007

7749 posts

Posted on 5/31/21 at 6:20 pm to footballdude

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THIS

SPLAIN

Posted by Erebus

Member since Jan 2019

574 posts

Posted on 5/31/21 at 6:47 pm to rickgrimes

Amazon is making trendy & acceptable what big tech has been doing for years.

Posted by GFunk

Denham Springs

Member since Feb 2011

14970 posts

Posted on 5/31/21 at 7:57 pm to Erebus

I’m sure there are zero Amazon Prime, iPhone or Android Smartphone users. Nobody here has a Twitter or Facebook nor even a LinkedIn Account. Nobody uses anything other than a Proton-email account either. No G-Mail, Hotmail or Yahoo Mail accounts for that matter, either.

The vast majority here have none of these memberships, accounts or devices.

Chicken himself developed a mobile version of this site for no real reason, because none of you use a smartphone. A device that’s operating system and internal GPS has been tracking you for years.

The amount of location data, buying habits, mobile search info, emails scanned and the like you folks have willingly given up for decades while acting righteously indignant to the latest encroachment is hilarious.

Sure. Okay. You bet.

I can’t wait to see all the Burner Obama Phones you folks post pics of trying to act like you haven’t been sheep for over a decade.

This post was edited on 5/31/21 at 7:59 pm