(edit, meant to put this in c/technology)
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.
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When I read about stuff like this my thoughts are always the same: This could be a really cool and useful technology, if it was placed in the hands of the people as a universal service. But in the hands of a tyrannical sociopathic institution like Amazon, Google, Facebook etc. it's going to be a dystopian nightmare."