- cross-posted to:
- hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
- hackernews@derp.foo
- cross-posted to:
- hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
- hackernews@derp.foo
cross-posted from: https://derp.foo/post/250090
There is a discussion on Hacker News, but feel free to comment here as well.
Lol next step it will demand your WiFi password to always be online, because why not.
The step afterward you ll have 5 “room light subscription options, offering different service for high demanding customers”
Didn’t amazon want to be able to secretly piggiback on other known WiFi networks of other wifis known to amazon through connected devices, when some users would refuse to connect their decides to their WiFi? I think I remember something like that, but don’t know what came of it. Might have just been a nightmare.
I am sorry to announce you this is totally real and is called «mesh network». I believe, (rotten) apple does the same
It’s called Amazon Sidewalk and it’s still a thing. When you set up any Amazon device, it defaults to on unless you click it off.