Amazon Sidewalk

[actaeon277]

I swear to God. Talking about 80-year-old men, and now I'm getting ads for Haggar slacks. What's next, Sans-a-Belt?

Seems I only have that happen with my amazon search showing things on FB

 

[funeralweb]

We only speak to one another using sign language at our house. Because privacy.

 

[femurphy77]

Hadn't heard of Sidewalk, thanks for the info. Funny how in the past you had to choose to participate, nowadays you have to chose to not participate. I guess society at large is ok with giving up all responsibility.

The creepy Joe's of the world must be rolling around in an orgy of controlling joy.

 

[Snapdragon]

Hadn't heard of Sidewalk, thanks for the info. Funny how in the past you had to choose to participate, nowadays you have to chose to not participate. I guess society at large is ok with giving up all responsibility.

The creepy Joe's of the world must be rolling around in an orgy of controlling joy.

In theory, I don't have a problem with sharing a bit of bandwidth in exchange for using a bit when mine is wonky. But if there is any possibility that info could be shared, I'm out.

 

[BugI02]

In theory, I don't have a problem with sharing a bit of bandwidth in exchange for using a bit when mine is wonky. But if there is any possibility that info could be shared, I'm out.

If I understand this correctly (always possible I don't), then the level of security on the locally shared data will be the LOWEST common denominator. I could envision this as another tangent to probe data from people who have it locked down fairly tight, except that anyone serious about privacy would never stand for this anyway

Your phone is the weak link in the whole program as it has the fewest and least effective security options available

 

[Snapdragon]

If I understand this correctly (always possible I don't), then the level of security on the locally shared data will be the LOWEST common denominator. I could envision this as another tangent to probe data from people who have it locked down fairly tight, except that anyone serious about privacy would never stand for this anyway

Your phone is the weak link in the whole program as it has the fewest and least effective security options available

I hardly use my cell phone except to check Facebook and INGO when I'm away from home, so not an issue for me.

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[eldirector]

a) Unless Amazon or these other anonymous users are going to pay for this "minimal" network usage, no thanks. Even my employer pays a stipend, due to requiring a certain amount of available bandwidth above what some households may typically have.
b) Anonymous? Secure? My trust level is hovering around the zero mark.

Of course, the tech geek in my finds this kind of pseudo-mesh networking pretty slick.

 

[bwframe]

Ring: Police That Want Access to Camera Footage Will Have to Make Requests Publicly

Starting June 7, police departments and other public safety agencies that want access to footage gathered from Ring's security cameras and doorbells will need to make those requests publicly via the Neighbors app.

www.pcmag.com

 

[BugI02]

b) Anonymous? Secure? My trust level is hovering around the zero mark.

 

[WebSnyper]

Hadn't heard of Sidewalk, thanks for the info. Funny how in the past you had to choose to participate, nowadays you have to chose to not participate. I guess society at large is ok with giving up all responsibility.

The creepy Joe's of the world must be rolling around in an orgy of controlling joy.

That's how it goes when dealing with largely "free" services. You buy the echo but generally for a pretty low price and Amazon is betting on other returns from the device.

 

[WebSnyper]

a) Unless Amazon or these other anonymous users are going to pay for this "minimal" network usage, no thanks. Even my employer pays a stipend, due to requiring a certain amount of available bandwidth above what some households may typically have.
b) Anonymous? Secure? My trust level is hovering around the zero mark.

Of course, the tech geek in my finds this kind of pseudo-mesh networking pretty slick.

Agreed on the geek side. I have some Z-wave stuff and it does similar forming it's own mesh network where the devices all talk to one another to make their reach better. Pretty cool stuff from that angle.

 

[wcd]

We only speak to one another using sign language at our house. Because privacy.

We do a lot of the same, I am going to start using that one lol

 

[WebSnyper]

One could also put all this type of stuff on another network or guest network and separate it from your standard network used for your computers, etc. At least then it would be somewhat air gapped from your more prized resource network.

That said, you should still take precautions with your identities. Network isn't really the security boundary any more.

 

[russc2542]

They misspelled skynet

Deliberate misuse is a given but merely a background concern as they'll be discrete to get away with it.

What about when all the info is "accidentally" spilled? deliberately hacked?