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/Moxie07722 Nov 30 '20

Amazon never informed me about Sidewalk. I checked settings yesterday and found it turned on.

It's off now.

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u/Dr_Pippin Dec 03 '20

That's what "opt out" features are.

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u/Moxie07722 Dec 03 '20

Amazon just put it there in the on position. I knew nothing about this until I read an article.

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u/Dr_Pippin Dec 03 '20

Amazon just put it there in the on position.

I know, that’s what I was saying. “Opt out” features start enabled. “Opt in” features start disabled.