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by _understood_ 1857 days ago
The worst part is that I KNOW 100% that I opted-out of this at least 6 months ago, but to my surprise it was still enabled in the Alexa App when I double checked this AM. SMH. Do I need to take a screen shot and physically print it out and mail it to Amazon HQ? Sheesh.

I live in the PNW, and avid reader of GeekWire. They wrote a piece in December of 2020 about this issue and the forced Opt In scenario with Sidewalk and Comcast for those curious: https://www.geekwire.com/2020/amazon-sidewalk-rollout-shows-...
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cptskippy 1857 days ago
I disabled it as well but when I went to check if it was still disabled, the option isn't there. Was it removed and will be added back and enabled by default again? Is this the from beta to live transition? How many people think they've disabled it only to have it re-enabled?
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geoduck14 1857 days ago
I just tried to disable it, and the option wasn't available.
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slovette 1857 days ago
Mine was there just now. The Amazon Apps are awful on IOS, I often have to wait a few for a page in the app to fully load with all the options/settings.
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cptskippy 1856 days ago
It's awful everywhere. The Privacy screen doesn't load at all on Android for me, it flashes up for a moment then an error displays. I have to open the Web App to view it.
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