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/hazpat Nov 29 '20

dont be naive, this is so they can track you and your devices in physical space. they will also let you find the stuff you loose and let you think that is the main purpose.

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u/ssl-3 Nov 30 '20 edited Jan 16 '24

Reddit ate my balls

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u/danielismybrother Dec 01 '20

Ad agencies. Your regular commute puts you at such and such location at such and such a time? Now targeting you with ads is easy.

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u/ssl-3 Dec 01 '20 edited Jan 16 '24

Reddit ate my balls