Bose headphones are basically a spyware on your head

by Classicaldj34on 11/27/2019, 3:29:38 PM with 4 comments
  • by maeston 11/27/2019, 6:03:11 PM

    Yikes, this is really bad timing for Bose to get all this negative publicity.

    See also https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/26/bose_firmware_borks...

    Christmas shopping is coming and I sitting on the fence regarding new headphones, but I'm really unlikely to buy Bose now.

  • by ncmncmon 11/27/2019, 5:47:15 PM

    I would never, ever buy a Bose product.

    Apparently the app uploads every single thing it can get access to, and you have to install the app even to (!) turn noise canceling on and off.

  • by diafygion 11/27/2019, 5:45:43 PM

    *if you use their app.

    You don't have to use their app for day-to-day usage via Bluetooth, however, they make it impossible to initially setup noise canceling functionality without the app.

    I'm extremely grateful that the Bluetooth protocol is broken up into specific functions, so I know that if I connect my headphones/car/etc. via bt audio it can't also send data to the cloud through my phone.

  • by algaeontoaston 11/27/2019, 10:35:59 PM

    Well, guess I need to destroy my Bose headphones now...