it doesn't seem like the same thing to me at all, one is a very targeted "find a device" api/network that does nothing except allow airtags to send an encrypted

it doesn't seem like the same thing to me at all, one is a very targeted "find a device" api/network that does nothing except allow airtags to send an encrypted "here i am" to a airtag owner while the amazon sidewalk network is "open to everyone and anyone to send anything" - what happens when someone co-ops it as a proxy for hacking? 80kps is enough for an ssh session. It's basically like having a slow unprotected wifi network piggybacking off your connection.