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by trckdhsbr 635 days ago
There was some talk lower in the thread about devices being able to form mesh-networks with other devices that do have internet connection (for ex. your neighbour) and share data that way, there hasn't been any links or sources to the claims yet however
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That is all nonsense.
Given that Amazon’s Sidewalk network is a thing, I think a more extensive counter is needed.
Making a claim with no references to back it up doesn’t require doubters to provide evidence to the contrary.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Sidewalk

> Amazon stated that more than 90% of the U.S. population was covered by the Sidewalk network.

> Amazon Echo devices have Sidewalk enabled by default and do not inform their owner about it.

I mean, I remember people saying similar things about Google scanning Wi-Fi SSIDs to track their location. There was a point in time where people were saying that was conspiracy theory thinking.
That doesn’t mean this case is true.