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submitted 2 weeks ago by Cossty@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.world

My old ones broke two days ago and I needed new ones. I chose earbuds from NOTHIHG because according to reviews they are really good for the money. Now, their app is asking me to accept this privacy policy. Maybe this policy is just some general place holder for other products because they sell phones too. And they would have browser history there. Or I could use the earbuds without the app. But the default tuning on them is very bass heavy and I need to change that.

I use DNS resolver on my phone with a lot of filters, so this shit will get blocked. I think I will bite the bullet for now but this is probably the last thing I bought from this company.

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[-] murmelade@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 weeks ago

I just bought a pair of Bose QC headphones and their app needs not only that but location turned on as well! Uninstalled that shit and never gonna buy Bose products again. They smell awful too because apparently they're too cheap to vent out the chemical additives they use.

[-] usrtrv@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

This is true for any Android app requiring Bluetooth communication, not sure about iOS. An app might be able to figure where you are at based on the Bluetooth beacons (or any wireless) devices around. Hence treating it as a location permission as well.

This has been changed starting with Android 12 where they have specific Bluetooth permissions that filter out Bluetooth beacons. But it will probably take while before apps update using the new permission

https://developer.android.com/develop/connectivity/bluetooth/bt-permissions

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