(NPR) Your Amazon Echo Will Share Your Wireless Network With Neighbors, Unless You Opt Out

Your Amazon Echo Will Share Your Wireless Network With Neighbors, Unless You Opt Out



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Your Amazon Echo Will Share Your Wireless Network With Neighbors, Unless You Opt Out







Amazon's Echo Show devices are among those that will automatically be added to its shared wireless network scheme, called Amazon Sidewalk.



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Your Amazon Echo Will Share Your Wireless Network With Neighbors, Unless You Opt Out



The company says its Sidewalk system extends the range of low-bandwidth devices by pooling neighbors' networks to improve connectivity. It's all in the customer's interest, Amazon says.