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To: Josa
Comcast already does that. You can opt out.

This is different and safer. This only shares with other Sidewalk devices... your neighbors won't be browsing the web on your Wifi, only Ring and Alexa devices will use it if they can't use the owner's.
13 posted on 06/08/2021 5:55:47 AM PDT by TexasGunLover
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To: TexasGunLover
This is different and safer. This only shares with other Sidewalk devices... your neighbors won't be browsing the web on your Wifi, only Ring and Alexa devices will use it if they can't use the owner's.

It has just created a back door into your network, secured only by the ability of Amazon devices to recognize that traffic comes from another Amazon device.

And you trust Amazon with that capability?

Do you also trust that Amazon won't, upon request, allow various government agencies use of this back door into your private home network? Do you trust that all Amazon employees and contractors will be trustworthy?

Do you trust Amazon's Chinese equipment suppliers?

24 posted on 06/08/2021 6:21:25 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 ("Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)
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To: TexasGunLover

Yeah Comcast gateway shares on a separate network from your home WiFi SSID.


44 posted on 06/08/2021 8:25:31 AM PDT by miliantnutcase
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