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I just disabled Sidewalk on mine a few days ago. This feels like it could be part of the plot of one of RMS's short stories a-la Right to Read. Jeez. What a jok
by atomicnumber3 5y ago
I just disabled Sidewalk on mine a few days ago. This feels like it could be part of the plot of one of RMS's short stories a-la Right to Read. Jeez. What a joke. Not a ha-ha joke, you know what I mean.
That said, part of me (a very small part, mind you. Infinitesimal even.) wonders if in some weird way this will be good for the internet? Suddenly, thanks to Amazon, an IP address is no longer a person and you can point to Sidewalk as a concrete example that isn't just owner negligence.
Mind you that's a very thin silver lining for such an absurdly large can of worms, but I digress.
- atkailash 5y agoMesh networks would be great. But should be opt in
- xur17 5y agoI agree. Part of me is kind of excited to see something like this built - the parts that scare me are: 1. The kind of data collection that this will enable (random tv can send data back to the manufacturer even if you never connect it to the internet) 2. Amazon being in control / being the only one that can decide what devices connect. 3. The user receiving no benefit for enabling this
- Buttons840 5y agoEstablishing that precedent can't hurt mesh networks.