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Manfred:
I shop with Amazon but don't buy their "smart" devices - no way.-)

antenna:

--- Quote from: JimH on May 30, 2021, 07:01:18 pm ---I wonder how this will go...
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I have difficulty seeing that end up in a happy place.

 

dtc:
CNET has a more in-depth article on Sidewalk. And, Amazon has a whitepaper on security.

Sidewalk uses either Bluetooth LE or 900MHz signals. The BLE signals are not very strong and probably will not go outside your home. The 900 MHz signal has a much longer range but does not have much bandwidth.  Only a few of the newest devices (Ring Spotlight or Floodlight cam, spherical Echo or the Echo Show 10) have 900 MHz capabilities.  Older devices like Echoes or Dots only use BLE.

The Amazon Whitepaper is pretty convincing on security issues, although there will undoubtedly be some holes.

It really does not seem to be a major problem and,  for most people, there is probably a lot more data already out there from browsing than this service will gather. Savvy people can turn it off.

https://www.cnet.com/home/smart-home/amazon-sidewalk-will-create-entire-smart-neighborhoods-faq-ble-900-mhz/

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/01/sidewalk/final_privacy_security_whitepaper.pdf

datdude:

--- Quote from: Wheaten on May 31, 2021, 06:26:45 am ---Well,
If the end-user must accept and/or manually activate this service it should not be a big thing.
However they will be annoying Amazon on the data that is being transmitted/kept/analyzed.

I am more nervous what will happen when my fridge starts whatsapp-ing with the neighbors fridge???
and challenging each other to order things. before you know it I've 10kg of caviar........

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That’s the thing it’s opt out. And what happens when they push new version which resets everyone’s preferences and don’t tell anyone?

Right now I don’t see it as an option in my settings so I’m going to have to keep checking until they update my app and then opt out which is even more annoying.

dtc:

--- Quote from: datdude on May 31, 2021, 10:15:35 am ---Right now I don’t see it as an option in my settings so I’m going to have to keep checking until they update my app and then opt out which is even more annoying.

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It's in my Android app.

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