Amazon Devices Will Soon Share Internet with Neighbours

If you use Alexa, Echo, or any other Amazon device, you have just 10 days to opt out of an experiment that puts your personal privacy and security at risk.   On June 8, the retail, web hosting, and entertainment giant will automatically enroll the gadgets in Amazon Sidewalk. The new wireless mesh service will share a small portion of your Internet bandwidth with nearby neighbors who do not have a connection. Amazon products like Alexa, Echo, Ring, security cameras, outdoor lights, motion sensors, and Tile trackers are automatically added to the system. And since only a small percentage of people bother to change the default settings, millions are being added to the program whether they realize it or not. According to the Amazon page linked above, Sidewalk is currently only available in the United Stat...