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.