Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet

vermilye wrote:
I suspect Spectrum is doing something similar with their cable data service. If I'm using my phone to listen to an on line radio station, as I walk down my rural street, and I go by my neighbor's houses, the phone switches to WiFi. As I hit empty spaces between homes, it switches to cell service, then as I hit the next home, back to WiFi.

Since there is no data limits with Spectrum it doesn't cost anyone anything, but I do wonder how it works since I never signed up to provide WiFi to others. Am I imagining this?

If it auto connects you to someone's wifi, doesn't that also expose your phone to hacking? Seems weird and unsafe to open up this "share everyone's data" concept. It literally bypasses all the security protocols for connecting to wifi in the first place. Something doesn't sound right. And for the record I wasn't aware Alexa and similar devices broadcasted wifi. Are they un regulated hot spots? Sorry I don't get it. And it looks like it's targeted to Ring doorbell devices as well. I love the method of having to opt out instead of opt in without any proactive communication on it. Always a red flag. Amazon is essentially building a massive surveillance network. Further reinforces why I will never have one of these devices.