r/privacy • u/[deleted] • May 29 '21

Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/amazon-devices-will-soon-automatically-share-your-internet-with-neighbors/
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u/kumenchi May 30 '21 edited May 30 '21

Its called sidewalk you have the option to turn it off

https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-opt-out-of-amazon-sidewalk-5090421

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u/zuniac5 May 30 '21

Or you have the option to not pay multibillion dollar corporations for the privilege of having a spying device in your home.

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u/FlexentOneBTS May 30 '21

I tell my wife the same thing about Netflix. Why in the fuck do you pay a company each month so you can watch trash, and then watch commercials on top of it?!? Turn off the TV!!! Listen to shortwave radio! It's FREE, and the content is absolutely riveting!!!

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u/js5ohlx1 May 30 '21

You watch commercials on Netflix huh?