Meet and Greet
Your New Neighborhood Watch Captain.
> There is also the possibility of the consumer being charged for more data than they actually use under this program, as Amazon would be sharing a small part of it with the user’s community. <
This is just nuts, and darn near theft. ‘Amazon Sidewalk’ should be an opt-in thing, not an opt-out thing.
I thought there was only a small two or three week time window to opt out and that has passed by now.
If its anything like Xfinity’s hotspots piggybacked on subscribers data, its going to result in increased electric bills too, particularly in urban areas.
What is this “Alexa app” of which you speak?
Yeah, I don’t need Amazon listening in to everything I do in the first place.
Don’t have ring or Alexa nor need either
What other devices might be vulnerable such as Apple phones? To what degree might non owner users be able to access an owner's Network or wifi?
I texted a message containing the word “urologist.” Suddenly, every fourth YouTube video contained the word “urologist.” Costco texted me that drug xyz was ready. Suddenly, there were a lot of suggested videos containing the word xyz.
My point is, there’s already too much about us online. There’s no way I would let my stove, washing machine and refrigerator go online. My HP printer was very difficult to work just using a USB. It wanted me to connect via Wi-Fi, which it told me it could see. It promised I’d never miss a message to refill my ink cartridge’s and promised me other benefits. There’s no way I would let my neighbors use my bandwidth. I don’t care how careful they think they are. I watched a former hacker, now Microsoft employee give a talk. He said, the problem with mew products is the engineers make them to do X. A hacker takes it and says, “Gosh, what else can I make it do?”
FWIW
We have several Echo, Echo Dots, plus apps on our phones and tablets.
Since this all started I have checked numerous times and from the very first, my Sidewalk has always been disabled and never changed
Why would Amazon do this? “Network effect.” Because it allows for more data-gathering, more group behavioral analysis and specifically, the ability, for commercial reasons, to have more people on their network.
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I don’t have any of those intrusive devices so I’m good,right?
What if you limit your router to only certain named MAC address devices?
P.S.--I love your screen name. My own mother is a retired UMC pastor.
jeff bezos wants to dominate the world. Don’t let him dominate your internet connection.
The very definition of “stupidity” is the advice to go to some settings and “opt” out...
That has a 10% chance of protection...
The definition of “smart” is to immediately totally remove & trash all the spy devices...
Probably 95% of the sheeple will simply shrug their shoulders and blissfully resume grazing...
The communists are on an unstoppable roll...
You will be followed by the Ring cameras, your location will be known by the cell phone. A map of your movements will be available at all times to the police.
The police already asks for the Ring video whenever a crime has happened and I bet when not.