diff --git a/blog/_posts/2023-03-28-amazon-sidewalk?-not-without-compensation..md b/blog/_posts/2023-03-28-amazon-sidewalk?-not-without-compensation..md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..696e5a4 --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/_posts/2023-03-28-amazon-sidewalk?-not-without-compensation..md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +title: Amazon Sidewalk? Not Without Compensation. +layout: post +date: 2023-03-28 20:47:14 +permalink: /blog/2023/MAR/28-amazon-sidewalk?-not-without-compensation..php +excerpt_separator: +--- + +Amazon has opened up Sidewalk. But what is it; and why am I demanding compensation for it? + + + +I'm sure you've heard of the "Internet of Things". It's a stupid marketing term for devices that use small amounts of bandwidth to provide some +internet connectivity. I've thought this term was as stupid as "the cloud"...because it indicates it's something special. It's a marketing gimmick +designed to water-down tech and give people a new buzzword. + +The "Internet of Things" is just...the internet. Years ago if we put our coffee maker online so we could trigger a brew remotely...we didn't call it +IoT...the only thing that's changed is...well...marketing. + +But I digress. Amazon has opened up Sidewalk to any developer. It is an "IoT" network that provides connectivity over 900MHz. This is all fine and good; +except it's being largely funded BY THE USERS. By default...a lot of Amazon devices will provide an access node for Sidewalk using *your* internet. Yes; they are, by default, sharing your internet +connection. + +What do you get in return? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. To make this worse...you literally paid Amazon buying some privacy-invading device that does this. + +This, IMO, is the worst kind of behavior. Why the fuck should I, or anyone, share my internet connection with people I don't know. Why should I be providing +what is essentially infrastructure to an Amazon service for nothing in return? + +Amazon should start forking some kind of incentives for this. I'm paying for the hardware, I'm paying for the internet, I'm paying for the electricity. This should +not be an opt-out; it should be opt-in. + +But..I'm sure if they required opt-in...people wouldn't do it and they wouldn't have another service to resell. + +Years ago a place..I think it was called Fonera or LaFonera; wanted to build a public wifi "network", a way of encouraging companies to offer free wifi back before +LTE and stuff was a thing. The exception with them was they literally gave you the hardware. Fill out a form, get free hardware. Even had dual-AP support so you could +have a public AND private AP for your business. + +Sadly...a lot of people won't do shit about this in the long run. They'll continue to buy these devices, automatically opted in, while a cash-heavy company like Amazon +continues to make some kind of profit off them. It's not enough you buy shit; but you're also providing a service. + +Seriously Amazon...stop treating your customers this way. It's highly disrespectful. diff --git a/blog2889674.md.bak b/blog2889674.md.bak new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a346936 --- /dev/null +++ b/blog2889674.md.bak @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +title: Amazon Sidewalk? Not Without Compensation. +layout: post +date: 2023-03-28 20:47:14 +permalink: /blog/2023/MAR/28-amazon-sidewalk?-not-without-compensation..php +excerpt_separator: +--- + +Amazon has oepened up Sidewalk. But what is it; and why am I demanding compensation for it? + + + +I'm sure you've heard of the "Internet of Things". It's a stupid marketing term for devices that use small amounts of bandwidth to provide some +internet connectivty. I've thought this term was as stupid as "the cloud"...because it indicates it's something special. It's a marketing gimmick +designed to water-down tech and give people a new buzzword. + +The "Internet of Things" is just...the internet. Years ago if we put our coffee maker online so we could trigger a brew remotely...we didn't call it +IoT...the only thing that's changed is...well...marketing. + +But I digress. Amazon has opened up Sidewalk to any developer. It is an "IoT" network that provides connectivity over 900MHz. This is all fine and good; +except it's being largely funded BY THE USERS. By default...a lot of Amazon devices will provide an access node for Sidewalk using *your* internet. Yes; they are, by default, sharing your internet +connection. + +What do you get in return? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. To make this worse...you literally paid Amazon buying some privacy-invading device that does this. + +This, IMO, is the worst kind of behavior. Why the fuck should I, or anyone, share my internet connection with people I don't know. Why should I be providing +what is essentially infrastructure to an Amazon service for nothing in return? + +Amazon should start forking some kind of incentives for this. I'm paying for the hardware, I'm paying for the internet, I'm paying for the electricity. This should +not be an opt-out; it should be opt-in. + +But..I'm sure if they required opt-in...people wouldn't do it and they wouldn't have another service to resell. + +Years ago a place..I think it was called Fonera or LaFonera; wanted to build a public wifi "network", a way of encouraging companies to offer free wifi back before +LTE and stuff was a thing. The exception with them was they literally gave you the hardware. Fill out a form, get free hardware. Even had dual-AP support so you could +have a public AND private AP for your business. + +Sadly...a lot of people won't do shit about this in the long run. They'll continue to buy these devices, automatically opted in, while a cash-heavy company like Amazon +continues to make some kind of profit off them. It's not enough you buy shit; but you're also providing a service. + +Seriously Amazon...stop treating your customers this way. It's highly disrespectful. diff --git a/compose.sh b/compose.sh index e4be974..78e3eec 100755 --- a/compose.sh +++ b/compose.sh @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fd=$(date +'%Y/%^b/%d') printf -- "---\ntitle: $title\nlayout: post\ndate: $pd $pt\npermalink: /$category/$fd-$t.php\nexcerpt_separator: \n---\n\n" >> $file # Write the post in whatever editor you want. nano + $file - +aspell check $file # Move the file to category/_posts replacing spaces with hyphen mv $file $category/_posts/$pd-${t// /-}.md # Display some output to verify it's done.