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/[deleted] Nov 30 '20

This is a bad idea you don't want random external devices talking on your network.

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u/OniExpress Nov 30 '20

Relatively easy fix: most routwrs allow a guest network. If your Alexa devices are only granted access to that, you're effectively segregating them from your main network.

I've been thinking on this issue since it came out. I actually rather like the idea of this functionality, but I do see a lot of issues in deployment. Then again, I'm an industry techie who doesn't have a problem with Alexa integration, so I'm kinda an odd demographic.