Amazon sharing your wifi with neighbours.
Posted: June 12th, 2021, 7:09 pm
Only in the US, at present.
Article from Malwarebytes which is of interest in case Amazon try the same thing over here.
Amazon smart device owners only had a week's notice to opt out of a new program that will group their Echo speakers and Ring doorbells into a shared wireless network with their neighbors, a new feature that the shopping giant claims will provide better stability for smart devices during initial setup and through possible Internet connectivity problems.
We don't have any 'smart' devices' nor do we use Amazon, so I am just a bystander....
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/privacy-2/2021/06/amazon-sidewalk-will-share-your-wifi-unless-you-opt-out/?utm_source=double-opt-in&utm_medium=email-internal-b2c&utm_campaign=EM-B2C-2021-June-newsletter-Issue1&utm_content=amazon-sidewalk-will-share-your-wifi-unless-you-opt-out
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Article from Malwarebytes which is of interest in case Amazon try the same thing over here.
Amazon smart device owners only had a week's notice to opt out of a new program that will group their Echo speakers and Ring doorbells into a shared wireless network with their neighbors, a new feature that the shopping giant claims will provide better stability for smart devices during initial setup and through possible Internet connectivity problems.
We don't have any 'smart' devices' nor do we use Amazon, so I am just a bystander....
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/privacy-2/2021/06/amazon-sidewalk-will-share-your-wifi-unless-you-opt-out/?utm_source=double-opt-in&utm_medium=email-internal-b2c&utm_campaign=EM-B2C-2021-June-newsletter-Issue1&utm_content=amazon-sidewalk-will-share-your-wifi-unless-you-opt-out
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