Bose headphones spy on listeners: lawsuit (2017)

Re:Bose headphones spy on listeners: lawsuit (2017) by cecicasa on Sunday May 26, 2019 @09:07AM (#20014719)

I have Bose QC35 and personally I think that app is great because: 1) you can select the level of noise cancellation, and I found that I appreciate more having a low level NC a part from when I am on a flight where I use high NC 2) you can select 2 devices to pair at the same time, having 2 laptops and my iPhone at work is great to be able to switch with an app

That said, these two actions do not require to collect users data..so they should stop doing that without users’ consent

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Re:Bose headphones spy on listeners: lawsuit (2017) by deogeo on Sunday May 26, 2019 @09:12AM (#20014739)

If I planted a listening device in someone's home, I wouldn't be asked to 'stop doing that' - I'd go to jail.

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Re:Bose headphones spy on listeners: lawsuit (2017) by craftyguy on Sunday May 26, 2019 @11:31AM (#20015401)

You? Yes.

"Tech" companies? Nope.

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Re:Bose headphones spy on listeners: lawsuit (2017) by tga on Sunday May 26, 2019 @09:44AM (#20014882)

You can configure the left button to switch between noise cancelling levels (yeah, using the app once) and switch between Bluetooth devices using the right button -- so the app isn't needed for daily operation.

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Re:Bose headphones spy on listeners: lawsuit (2017) by POTUS on Sunday May 26, 2019 @11:57AM (#20015554)

QC35 doesn’t have a left button, that’s the QC35-2. Which sucks because i now need the app multiple times a day.

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Re:Bose headphones spy on listeners: lawsuit (2017) by falcolas on Sunday May 26, 2019 @11:10AM (#20015282)

Switching between paired devices can be done with the power slider, without the Bose app. I don’t know how to do #1 without the app though.

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