Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors

Re:Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Interne... by sunsipples on Saturday May 29, 2021 @09:20PM (#27329773)

this feels like it should be opt-in and not opt-out

we have communal low bandwidth wifi in my area following openwireless.org ideals. That requires trust from both parties. This is trust I couldn't have in Amazon/FB/Google to not fuck me over with a "free" service they provide

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Re:Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Interne... by SkyMarshal on Saturday May 29, 2021 @10:28PM (#27330109)

It is opt-in. You have to buy an Amazon device first.

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Re:Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Interne... by Beached on Saturday May 29, 2021 @11:24PM (#27330334)

love this comment. this is so true, not just with Amazon, but with all the major tech garbage out there. I wish there were other options, I'd pay significantly more for a phone that isn't a tap that walks with me everywhere I go.

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Re:Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Interne... by sunsipples on Sunday May 30, 2021 @05:09AM (#27331779)

so true, I ended up going a "dumb phone" for my day to day and have just started to tell people I only check email from work. I think it confused more than pissed anyone off. I tried to have back my work phone but still need to take calls when not physically in the office on a work day.

While I love the idea of the librem5, I don't love it $1200 more than my dumb phone.

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