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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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[–] mama9243@literature.cafe 4 points 1 month ago (1 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.

[–] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago (2 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.

[–] Calfpupa@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 weeks ago

RSS feeds, OPDS, wallabag

[–] mama9243@literature.cafe 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 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.

[–] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The post is literally a link to custom kobo OS.

[–] mama9243@literature.cafe 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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