Bose makes some nice headphones, if you can afford them. These noise cancelling headphones also offer stellar microphones to pick up your voice on calls in your office or in the world. You can also ask Alexa a question with a wake word or get Google Assistant or Siri involved too. And one tap gets you into your favorite Spotify playlist. All this through a Bluetooth connection to your phone. Fancy, pricey, and hopefully not too likely to invade your privacy (although Amazon and Spotify will collect data on those requests you make or songs you play).
Was könnte passieren, wenn etwas schiefgeht?
A few years back Bose came under fire when it was alleged they were secretly collecting personal information about users through the Bose app. Bose fought the class action lawsuit based on these allegations. And early in 2021, Bose made a good change when they stopped requiring users to create an account to use the Bose Music app that controls their headphones and speakers. Yay for progress!
Bose does say it may use or share de-identified personal data for any purpose they choose, without limitation. This use of anonymized data is generally OK, although many privacy researchers will point out it is relatively easy to de-anonymize such data. Also, if you choose to use Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant with this smart speaker, know that Google and Amazon will collect data on the voice requests you make. What’s the worst that could happen with these fancy headphones? Well, hopefully not too much, we hope.
Tipps zu Ihrem Schutz
- If you use Alexa or Google Assistant, set up the respective privacy settings.
- Consider using your headphones without connecting it to an app. This way, you may decrease amount of data collected
Kann es mich ausspionieren?
Kamera
Gerät: Nein
App: Nein
Mikrofon
Gerät: Ja
App: Nein
Verfolgt den Standort
Gerät: Nein
App: Ja
Was kann zur Registrierung verwendet werden?
E-Mail-Adresse
Ja
Telefonnummer
Nein
Drittanbieter-Konto
Ja
Welche Daten sammelt das Unternehmen?
Persönliche
Contact information, location (if you wish to turn on some features e.g. enabling you to locate a lost or stolen product, providing access to local radio stations)
Körperbezogen
Soziale
Wie nutzt das Unternehmen die Daten?
Wie können Sie Ihre Daten kontrollieren?
Wie ist das Unternehmen in der Vergangenheit mit den Daten über seine Verbraucher umgegangen?
Bose suffered a ransomware attack in March 2021, it leaked employee and financial data, but no consumer-related data.
Kann dieses Produkt offline genutzt werden?
Benutzerfreundliche Informationen zum Datenschutz?
The privacy policy is detailed on all aspects we are interested in
Links zu Datenschutzinformationen
Erfüllt dieses Produkt unsere Mindestsicherheitsstandards?
Verschlüsselung
Uses encryption in transit and at rest.
Sicheres Passwort
Sicherheits-Updates
Umgang mit Schwachstellen
Datenschutzrichtlinie
Verwendet das Produkt KI?
Ist diese KI nicht vertrauenswürdig?
Welche Entscheidungen trifft die KI über Sie oder für Sie?
You can connect the headphones to Alexa or Google Assistant, if you wish, for voice recognition.
Gibt das Unternehmen transparent an, wie die KI funktioniert?
Hat der Benutzer die Kontrolle über die KI-Funktionen?
Tauchen Sie tiefer ein
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Bose headphones have been spying on customers, lawsuit claimsWashington Post
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A message to our Bose Connect App customersBose
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Federal Judge Refuses to Toss a Class Action Lawsuit Against Bose and Its ‘Collect’ AppDigital Music News
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