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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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[–] themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I used this one click package to install the other readers, as for telemetry I have Wifi turned off unless I do updates and I am not signed in.

https://github.com/NiLuJe/kfmon/

They don't collect info on sideloaded books.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=360224