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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 1 month ago by mama9243@literature.cafe 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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[–] printerhell@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] Elextra@literature.cafe 2 points 1 month ago

Still getting some of my books through overdrive

[–] mama9243@literature.cafe 1 points 1 month 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.