Amazon Launches Sidewalk; Experts Raise Privacy And Security Concerns
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The new feature is called Amazon Sidewalk
Amazon Sidewalk covers Echo speakers, Ring devices and soon Tile trackers
Amazon on Tuesday launched the Sidewalk a new feature that aims at improving users experience by keeping select home devices connected. Experts have, however, raised concerns over the feature s privacy and security issues.
Security experts are concerned about Amazon s ability to properly secure Sidewalk and what it would do with the data collected using this new program. Security and privacy researcher Katie Moussouris told Wired, We all trade some level of privacy for convenience in our increasingly interconnected world.
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For many, sharing their internet connection with visiting close friends and family is no issue, but those same people have a fear of sharing their internet connection with people they don t know well and that s why Amazon Sidewalk is making many people raise their eyebrows.
If you ve got an Amazon device in your home - we re talking everything from Amazon Alexa, Echo, security cameras, the Ring doorbell, even Tile trackers and you don t want strangers to potentially have access to your business, you need to know about Amazon Sidewalk.
On Tuesday, June 8, Amazon will be rolling out Amazon Sidewalk which is a low-bandwidth shared network that the company says will not only help your devices to work better but will also aid in finding lost items.