Amazon devices now linking up your Wi-Fi with your neighbors'. Here's how to opt out
Amazon's reach just got a little wider Tuesday with the launch of its Sidewalk service that borrows bandwidth from customers to create a larger community network.
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The benefit to consumers is that it keep devices connected even if they're out of range of their individual Wi-Fi signal. Seahorn gave an example of a runaway dog with an Amazon Tile tracker on its collar.
Still, Seahorn said Amazon is "going to have to prove the technology," especially with regard to privacy concerns.
Sidewalk is automatically activated on Amazon devices, so follow these instructions to disable it:
- Open the app
- Open More and select Settings
- Select Account Settings
- Select Amazon Sidewalk
- Turn Amazon Sidewalk Off for your account
- Open the app
- Go to Control Center by tapping the three-lined icon in the upper left-hand corner of the screen
- Select Sidewalk and use the toggle icon to opt out
- It will ask you to confirm you opt-out. Users can opt back in the same way.
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