Bose is known for it's pricey, premium headphones and speakers. With their smart home speaker line -- which includes everything from a portable smart speaker to a soundbar for your TV , to a blocky speaker with a LCD display -- users get all the expensive Bose sound with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant built-in. Ask questions or make commands and an 8-microphone array will pick up your words. Tap that microphone button to turn off those snoopy speakers whenever you want some privacy. Group multiple speakers together to your music all synced up. And with Alexa (but not Google) you can make or take calls to anyone in your contact list or or Bose smart products or Amazon Echo products. Just know, you'll be sharing your some of your data with Amazon and Google when you ask your speaker all those weird questions.
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 the fancy smart speaker? Well, hopefully not too much, we hope.
Tipps zu Ihrem Schutz
- If you use Alexa or Google Assistant, set up the respective privacy settings.
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 device, 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?
Gibt das Unternehmen transparent an, wie die KI funktioniert?
Hat der Benutzer die Kontrolle über die KI-Funktionen?
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Bose no longer requires you to make an account just to use its appThe Verge
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Bose Reveals Data Breach After Ransomware AttackSoftpedia News
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Bose accused of spying on users, illegal wiretapping via Bose Connect appCSOnline
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Judge tosses wiretapping charges from class action vs Bose over claims it used an app to eavesdrop on users' listening choicesCook County Record
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Bose Added to List of High-Profile Companies Who Have Suffered Ransomware AttackArent Fox
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