Amazon is going to create mesh networks in the homes of out of certain devices in their stable of home automation devices (Alexa, Ring doorbell cameras, and some others), and people are going to be opted in if they don't change the settings in their Alexa app to opt out.
The article is from ArsTechinica, one of those far left tech sites we all hate (and former employer of convicted pedo Peter Bright). The commenters are not liking this at all, and are too tone deaf to see how their politics enabled this.
This all part of infastructure for the social credit score system as implemented in china