Amazon is about to share your Internet connection with neighbors. Here’s how to turn it off.
June 8, 2021
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There’s an eyebrow-raising technology buried inside millions of Amazon Echo smart speakers and Ring security cameras. They have the ability to make a new kind of wireless network called Sidewalk that shares a slice of your home Internet connection with your neighbors’ devices.
And on Tuesday, Amazon is switching Sidewalk on — for everyone.
I’m digging into my settings to turn it off. Sidewalk raises more red flags than a marching band parade: Is it secure enough to be activated in so many homes? Are we helping Amazon build a vast network that can be used for more surveillance? And why didn’t Amazon ask us to opt-in before activating a capability lying dormant in our devices?
I recommend you opt-out of Sidewalk, too, until we get much better answers to these questions.
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Amazon Sidewalk shares your Internet with smart homes — and surveillance devices. (Washington Post illustration/iStock)
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