{"id":5333,"date":"2017-06-19T06:40:33","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T13:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/?p=5333"},"modified":"2021-08-06T09:48:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T16:48:00","slug":"amazon-granted-patent-restrict-open-internet-store-public-wifi-hotspots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/amazon-granted-patent-restrict-open-internet-store-public-wifi-hotspots\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon granted patent to restrict the open internet at in-store public WiFi hotspots"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jeff Bezos\u2019s Amazon has been granted a patent for a tool called \u201cPhysical Store Online Shopping Control,\u201d which helps brick and mortar locations control users\u2019 online shopping experience when they are at the store and on the store\u2019s WiFi network. If a customer searches for a product or competitor, Amazon would be able to \u201ccontrol\u201d that online experience by redirecting, blocking, or otherwise tampering with your internet traffic. Interestingly enough, Amazon itself is often used as an online price comparison when consumers are currently on the ground in other stores \u2013 Amazon\u2019s new patent specifically targets this use case (view patent here<\/a>).\u00a0Dani Deahl from The Verge<\/a>\u00a0commented:<\/p>\n

Well, isn\u2019t that ironic.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Amazon\u2019s new patent could be used to invade shoppers\u2019 privacy<\/h2>\n

The online shopping control only works on the store\u2019s own WiFi, which you may find that you need to connect to because there is no cell service in the middle of a gigantic warehouse. However, if net neutrality goes out the window, it is possible that cellular data providers could get into the game of filtering\/throttling certain sites or activities.<\/p>\n

This news is all the more poignant considering that Amazon just acquired Whole Foods \u2013 an often used free public WiFi hotspot. If censorship <\/a>that is default on popular public wifi hotspots, which Amazon physical locations may very well end up being, that means that those connecting at these locations are not connecting to the real, open internet. We\u2019ve seen this happen in the United Kingdom<\/a>, in the form of overzealous adult filters; needless to say, we are watching closely as open internet restricting technologies continue to make it to the mainstream. People need to know the capabilities of technology, and that this isn\u2019t net neutral. If such a tool is deployed on any WiFi network, you can defeat it by using a VPN. Similarly, you should be able to defeat this tool by simply avoiding in-store WiFi and using 4G.<\/p>\n

On Hacker News, a comment by dbingham<\/a> also summed it up well:<\/p>\n

It shouldn\u2019t matter that this is an obvious thing to do or easily circumvented (for the time being).<\/p>\n

It is 1) an invasion of privacy and 2) anti-competitive behavior.<\/p>\n

Version 1 may be easily circumvented, but future versions could easily be tighter and more difficult to circumvent. For example, a contract with the mobile providers could make this something that no longer depends on in store WiFi usage.<\/p>\n

This is the sort of thing that should be stopped in its infancy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Admittedly, some believe that Amazon has this patent for defensive purposes, to prevent competitors from blocking Amazon.com in their stores. Regardless, it\u2019s a stark reminder that whoever controls your WiFi truly controls your internet experience \u2013 as those with Comcast<\/a> are frequently reminded of.<\/p>\n

Like this article? Get notified by email when there is a new article or signup to receive the latest news in the fight for Privacy via the Online Privacy News RSS Feed.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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