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Kobo e-readers collect telemetry on your sideloaded books, and there's no official way to opt out (github.com)
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Your Kobo Knows Every Book You've Ever Read

See https://github.com/seandheath/koboctl

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[–] 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Can you still get books from your library via overdrive? Any source regarding kobo ereader telemetry?

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 weeks ago

    Yes, and The code is pretty self-explanatory.

    If you’re interested in looking further:

    Kobo’s current privacy policy says it collects reading-related usage information, including how often and for how long you consume digital content, as well as the genres, authors, and subjects you read.

    Kobo’s Terms of Use contain a particularly relevant event explicitly called “Sideload,” which is described as occurring “when a user sideloads an EPUB.” So Kobo’s software does have telemetry associated with the act of sideloading.

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