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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
I've given them my express permission by not disabling it. Anybody who cares, and who hasn't disabled it yet, is either OK with it, or clearly living under a rock (with no Echo/Ring devices). The hue and cry has been prolific and pervasive. And it's not just "for their own purposes". I, and my neighbors who leave it on benefit. Sure, making it opt-out is a bit sleazy. So turn it off and move on.
The bottom line for me is: if you don't trust Amazon where privacy and security are concerned, then you have no business having Amazon hardware connected to your network in the first place.
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Really? You give "express permission by not disabling it"? That's absurd. And just because YOU know about Sidewalk, you shouldn't assume everyone else who's purchased an Echo device, or who will purchase an Echo device in the future, or who's gotten one as a gift, somehow knows all about Sidewalk.
Your mindset seems to be that since Amazon already collects so much information, what's a little bit more? And a little bit more. And then some more--no limits. Yeah, I give Amazon a lot of information and I get value from it. But Sidewalk? I see no benefit to me, and a lot to Amazon. Automatic opt-in is better for Amazon, or they wouldn't have set it up the way they did; they are counting on people not knowing about it and not bothering to disable it.