Bose Headphones Spy on Users, Lawsuit Says

Post by Sidnicious » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 5:06 PM UTC

throwasehasdwi wrote: post #58

ungzd wrote: post #32

Reading about spying headphones on website where video with sound starts automatically and continues to play when pressing pause (but jumps to right corner, just like hoaxes for Windows 95 where "start" button evaded mouse) — we're living in adtechpunk world.

Enable the tab mute button that's existed in chrome for years but is still hidden: Go to URL chrome://flags in a new tab Search for the ‘Enable tab audio muting UI control’ flag Hit the ‘Enable’ link Relaunch Chrome when prompted (on Chrome OS a full restart is required) Now you can click the little speaker that appears next to the tab's close button when a tab is playing sound to stop that tab from playing audio. Go…

Post by troncheadle » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 5:08 PM UTC

ecomhacker wrote: post #45

vr46 wrote: post #23

Hmm, not pleased, we have two sets of the 35 earphones and I use the app - well, I have to, else I can't change some settings on the earphones. This is totally overstepping the boundaries of what earphones/headphones should be doing. Any company that collects my data and moves it from under my purview to theirs should have to display or expose this data in the exact form that it's collected to the user, so we can see…

This reminds me of a bluetooth toothbrush I just bought that requires my location to be enabled to change the settings via the oral b app which is required since this model has less buttons than others. The reason why I bought a bluetooth toothbrush was for a wireless hardware clock, brushing timer, and ranking system which also really doesn't work correctly even with the app.

Post by throwasehasdwi » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 5:08 PM UTC

Sidnicious wrote: post #61

throwasehasdwi wrote: post #58

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Enable the tab mute button that's existed in chrome for years but is still hidden: Go to URL chrome://flags in a new tab Search for the ‘Enable tab audio muting UI control’ flag Hit the ‘Enable’ link Relaunch Chrome when prompted (on Chrome OS a full restart is required) Now you can click the little speaker that appears next to the tab's close button when a tab is playing sound to stop that tab from playing audio. Go…

I believe that the button is disabled because it's too easy to click by mistake. You can mute a tab in the right click menu without turning on any flags.

Post by zepto » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 5:13 PM UTC

snakeanus wrote: post #64

Yet another spying case that could be avoided if people stopped using non-free software.

Post by linker3000 » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 5:17 PM UTC

rhaps0dy wrote: post #59

fastbeef wrote: post #55

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Ranking system?!

I suppose you can compete with other people on who brushes the teeth more regularly and for the full required time. Gamification of dental health! I think this is a good thing.