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Project Kuiper

Notable issues
Amazon · 🇺🇸 United States · WiFi
PolicyApp PermissionsNetwork TrafficFirmwareRegulatory
Technical details
Manufacturer: Amazon

The bottom line

Amazon already has your shopping data, your voice (Alexa), your doorbell (Ring), and your viewing habits (Prime Video). Now they want to be your internet provider too. Project Kuiper gives Amazon control of the pipe itself. From satellite to router to smart speaker to shopping cart — one company, end to end, orbit to checkout.

Legal jurisdiction
🇺🇸 United States (headquarters)
CLOUD Act read more →
US govt can demand your data from this company even if stored overseas
FISA §702 / PRISM read more →
NSA collects stored emails, photos, messages without individual warrants
Geofence warrants read more →
Police can demand location data for everyone near a crime scene
Spying
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Is someone spying on me?
Data Sharing
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Who gets my data?
Security
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Is it actually secure?
Honesty
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Can I trust what they say?
OK Minor or no concerns found.
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Findings by concern
Honesty 1/4 LOW 1 finding
⚡ highmarketing vs third party research
Amazon already has your shopping data, your voice (Alexa), your doorbell (Ring), and your viewing habits (Prime Video). Now they want to be your internet provider too. Project Kuiper gives Amazon control of the pipe itself. From satellite to router to smart speaker to shopping cart — one company, end to end, orbit to checkout.

What they claim: Amazon Project Kuiper promotes affordable satellite internet for underserved communities

What we found: Project Kuiper is part of Amazon's ecosystem — the same company that operates AWS, Ring, Alexa, Prime, and the largest e-commerce platform on Earth. Satellite internet gives Amazon control of the connection itself, not just the services running on it. Combined with Ring (cameras), Alexa (voice), Prime (shopping), and AWS (cloud), Amazon would control a vertical stack from orbital infrastructure to your shopping cart.

What happened to real people
Documented incidents involving Amazon products and user data.
Ring employees spied on customers through bedroom and bathroom cameras. Hackers live-streamed customers' videos. 8-year-old girl contacted by hacker through bedroom camera. $5.8M FTC settlement. [source]
Amazon admitted giving Ring footage to police without owner consent at least 11 times in 2022. 30,000 employees had access to customer videos. [source]
What your data is worth to governments
Jurisdiction: US (CLOUD Act).
Documented: Ring employees spied on customers through bedroom and bathroom cameras. Hackers live-streamed customers' videos. 8-year-old girl contacted by hacker through bedroom camera. $5.8M FTC settlement.
Documented: Amazon admitted giving Ring footage to police without owner consent at least 11 times in 2022. 30,000 employees had access to customer videos.
What is the CLOUD Act?
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