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Kobo e-readers collect telemetry on your sideloaded books, and there's no official way to opt out (github.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by to c/books@lemmy.ml
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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 (7 children)

Side loaded meaning just loading epubs through calibre?

Can't I just turn off wifi? Like, what's the point?

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

    what’s the point of what? Yes you can turn off wifi to keep them from collecting telemetry, but that's not an ideal solution.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    What is the point of wifi on an e-reader? I've never once in 10 years used wifi on my e-readers. Simply turning it off is a much more realistic solution than asking somebody to install a new OS to their device.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    Then you’re paying more for fewer features. Plus, no one is asking you to install a new OS. Telemetry is the manufacturer’s problem to solve, not something customers should have to deal with.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    The post is literally a link to custom kobo OS.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    koboctl is a Go CLI tool that provisions and hardens Kobo e-readers over USB, automating the installation of KOReader, NickelMenu, KFMon, and Plato while locking down telemetry, disabling unnecessary services, and enforcing family-safe DNS turning a stock Kobo into a secure, vendor-free reading device in a single command.

    It's not an OS

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