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Andrew Matthews/PA Images via Getty Images Amazon Sidewalk is launching in the US as an opt-out feature that will connect Echo and Ring doorbells to any nearby Alexa device, even those owned by your neighbors. Amazon said Sidewalk uses WiFi from neighbors to create "a shared network that helps devices work better," but some raised privacy concerns. Amazon users are being automatically opted into Sidewalk, a feature that will connect Alexa devices to nearby WiFi networks, even those owned by someone else. It allows nearby devices to use a portion of a neighbor's WiFi bandwidth, so that devices can have more range.
In January, Comcast will add data caps to its home-internet plans. According to Business Insider the caps will be instituted in 14 states. Customers with Xfinity internet plans that aren't unlimited will be constrained to 1.2 TB of data per month, or face overage charges. Comcast has had data caps in other parts of the country since 2016.
Steven Spielberg faces a backlash over his proposal to block Netflix films from Academy Awards shortlists and his suggestion has already been criticised by Ava DuVernay, Jean Elie and Bruce Campbell.
Facebook is set to face a class action lawsuit over its use of facial recognition.
Germany's cartel office is investigating the social network over data protection. It's the first time Facebook is probed for allegedly violating competition rules. Fred Katayama reports.
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