From: monty@roscom.com   
      
   Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors   
      
   Amazon's experiment wireless mesh networking turns users into guinea pigs.   
      
   If you use Alexa, Echo, or any other Amazon device, you have only 10 days to   
   opt out of an experiment that leaves your personal privacy and security   
   hanging in the balance.   
      
   On June 8, the merchant, Web host, and entertainment behemoth will   
   automatically enroll the devices in Amazon Sidewalk. The new wireless mesh   
   service will share a small slice of your Internet bandwidth with nearby   
   neighbors who don't have connectivity and help you to their bandwidth when   
   you don't have a connection.   
      
   By default, Amazon devices including Alexa, Echo, Ring, security cams, outdoor   
   lights, motion sensors, and Tile trackers will enroll in the system. And since   
   only a tiny fraction of people take the time to change default settings, that   
   means millions of people will be co-opted into the program whether they know   
   anything about it or not. The Amazon webpage linked above says Sidewalk "is   
   currently only available in the US."   
      
   https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/amazon-devices-will-soon-automaticall   
   y-share-your-internet-with-neighbors/   
      
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