Amazon Sidewalk shares your Wi-Fi with others
Kim Komando Daily Tech Update

Amazon Sidewalk shares your Wi-Fi with others

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 9, 20268 min
  • Technology

Your Echo or Ring camera might be sharing your internet with the neighbors. Listen to learn how to turn it off. Plus, a hidden gym camera, a hacked doorbell, and an ex spying through Ring. Oh my! We break down how easily your privacy gets invaded, and what to change today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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If you have an Amazon Echo or a Ring camera, you might be sharing your internet with all the neighbors. I'm Kim Command with Hostinger. If you can describe it, you can build it.

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Hostinger's AI builds your entire website from one sentence. No coding required. Get 10% off at hostinger.com slash Kim. It's called Amazon Sidewalk.

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It turns your Echo speakers and Ring cameras into little bridges that share a sliver of your internet with other Amazon gadgets nearby. your neighbor's doorbell, a stranger's dog collar, somebody's tracker. Amazon says it's capped at 500 megs a month.

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