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PSA: Disable Amazon Sidewalk by June 8th so your Internet connection isn't shared by neighbors $1
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Did not see this publicized anywhere but a family member sent me an article. You are opted in unless you opt out. May have until June 8th to opt out. See instructions below:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2...neighbors/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2...neighbors/
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Looks like if you don't have currently enabled Amazon Sidewalk devices, you won't have the option in your Alexa setting to turn it off(?)
So later on additional device become enabled, you need to turn off Amazon Sidewalk at that time??? Meaning if Amazon suddenly enable older gen Echo (or other device currently not in the list) to act as sidewalk, then at later time, the option to turn it off will be available and someone need to remind you to turn off sidewalk???
Or in the future you buy newer echo devices, then need to remind yourself to turn off sidewalk at that time....
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So later on additional device become enabled, you need to turn off Amazon Sidewalk at that time??? Meaning if Amazon suddenly enable older gen Echo (or other device currently not in the list) to act as sidewalk, then at later time, the option to turn it off will be available and someone need to remind you to turn off sidewalk???
Or in the future you buy newer echo devices, then need to remind yourself to turn off sidewalk at that time....
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OK. Find this. What Devices Are Sidewalk Enabled? As of June 2021, the following devices can act as Amazon Sidewalk bridges: Ring Floodlight Cam (2019) Ring Spotlight Cam Wired (2019) Ring Spotlight Cam Mount (2019) Echo (3rd gen and newer) Echo Dot (3rd gen and newer) Echo Dot for Kids (3rd gen and newer) Echo Dot with Clock (3rd gen and newer) Echo Plus (all generations) Echo Show (2nd gen) Echo Show 5, 8, 10 (all generations) Echo Spot Echo Studio Echo Input Echo Flex |
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I'm seeing the same thing. I'm wondering if our devices aren't a new enough model? Mine are a couple years old
I had some stickup cams? Idk 🤷 ♂️
Please for the love of god people. Actually read beyond the god damn title of things
Please for the love of god people. Actually read beyond the god damn title of things
It is their internet, not yours. You got no authority to tell people if they should turn it on or not. I have 1000Mbs internet and i am still turning it off. Ans yes, i have multiple airtags.
I'm not telling them not to turn it off. Just that they should educate themselves instead of just going by clickbate titles.. not once did I tell anyone to not turn it off. So you're kind of proving my point about people not reading.
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You can tell that all the people complaining haven't actually read anything about it.
Why are you talking about how fast your internet is? DSL could handle 80kbps.
Your super fast internet speed has literally nothing to do with it, unless you're still thinking they're allowing 500mbps download speed, instead of 500mb total usage per month.
Go read an article about it instead of relying on third-hand gossip.
Seriously, it should ONLY be on by default for people that buy a device that can benefit from it.
Bought a tile tracker ? Good, welcome to Amazon's sidewalk program. Opt-out? Okay, then your Tile tracker won't connect to someone else's Sidewalk network either.
Seriously, it should ONLY be on by default for people that buy a device that can benefit from it.
Bought a tile tracker ? Good, welcome to Amazon's sidewalk program. Opt-out? Okay, then your Tile tracker won't connect to someone else's Sidewalk network either.
Do you know what devices it works with?
There may be slight protocol problems discovered over time (or, more likely... implementation problems)... but if so you can bet Amazon will be all over that and fix it ASAP.
I have no problem with people making their own decision regarding this, but I just get so tired of the media clickbait type of content, scaring people unnecessarily to get it turned off ASAP (and I'm not saying that is what's being done here at all with this PSA... thank you OP!)
This overlay network called Sidewalk that Amazon has created will allow incredible new use cases, that will make all of our lives more convenient & enable completely new innovations from third-party companies because now these applications of the tech are practical at scale and much much lower cost than the mobile networks offer
The one criticism I can see is that Amazon is enabling it by default, but can you imagine if it was opt-in... the "tyranny of the default" rules... it would take years before the network had any scale... this way it goes to scale overnight virtually, with what is likely approaching zero effect on anyone's network or privacy or security.
I hope most of you will get better educated on this and not jump the gun in turning it off before you can make a more rationally, better-informed decision. If after that you still want it off, that's fair and fine.
I was thinking the same thing. If folks took the time to actually read about it instead of giving into the headline, they would probably leave it alone.
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