BACKGROUND:
Amazon has now implemented its controversial ‘Sidewalk’ initiative, an experimental service that will automatically turn every Echo speaker, Ring camera and other Amazon device into a shared wireless network. It works by sharing a small slice of internet bandwidth with nearby neighbours who don’t have a connection (and vice versa) so as to create city-wide ‘mesh networks’ that help keep Amazon devices connected at all times even when home wifi is unavailable. Naturally, this raises a number of stark cybersecurity concerns.
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