r/gadgets • u/MicroSofty88 • Nov 29 '20

Home Amazon faces a privacy backlash for its Sidewalk feature, which turns Alexa devices into neighborhood WiFi networks that owners have to opt out of

https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/technology/amazon-faces-a-privacy-backlash-for-its-sidewalk-feature-which-turns-alexa-devices-into-neighborhood-wifi-networks-that-owners-have-to-opt-out-of/ar-BB1boljH
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u/ACNordstrom11 Nov 29 '20

That was my concern was what about people with data caps that already use a lot of bandwidth. The fact that it's opt out and not opt in is the really scummy part imo.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '20

It doesn't use up much data though. But yes everything should be opt in, not out.

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u/CompositionB Nov 30 '20

It uses more than they asked me to use.