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Re:Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Interne... by lxgr on Sunday May 30, 2021 @02:35AM (#27331083)
That's the same as Sidewalk (except for counting against data caps): All data is tunneled to Amazon and can't be tied back to your IP address or SSID.

"Sharing your internet with the neighbors" is an extremely misleading description of the product.

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Re:Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Interne... by kortilla on Thursday June 03, 2021 @01:21AM (#27377507)
No it’s not the same FFS. Sidewalk is using your home internet connection. It counts against your data caps and if Amazon gets malware on those it’s associated with your IP.

When zero days start floating around that allow people to bypass the VPN they are just sitting directly on your internal network.

Amazon is absolutely sharing your Internet with randos, they are just being picky about where the traffic goes. Still your data caps and still your qos bucket.

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