Hey guys! I’m looking fot a new aripod and i just discovered that they collect A LOT of data actually. There is any TWS airpod that don’t collect a lot of data? How can i have more privacy with airpods?
Hey guys! I’m looking fot a new aripod and i just discovered that they collect A LOT of data actually. There is any TWS airpod that don’t collect a lot of data? How can i have more privacy with airpods?
AirPods have data collection built into the OS. Only thing you can do is to use different headphones.
If you’re shopping for Bluetooth ones, skip the app. It’s guaranteed to have a bunch of data collection. But most of them will work fine with just a Bluetooth connection and you’re guaranteed safe. The apps are completely unnecessary.
i don’t use these kinds of earphones, how does that even work when it’s an audio connection through bluetooth. legit curious on this one.
I’m not sure I understand the question. Are you asking how Bluetooth audio works?
i’m asking how apple is doing this. how exactly are they exfiltrating information through their earphones?
do they have an app that downloads whatever it listens to from the charger pod thing? do they use a “tethered” bluetooth connection through my phone i could sniff for on my router? is this something that could potentially be on their (already liberal) terms of service?
They’re not. They’re doing it through the OS.
what are they sending though? if it’s something like “the os potentially listens to you, except through headsets too” then it’s not really news that wouldn’t apply to most phones or headsets sold. a wired earphone could do that.
“Most phones or headsets sold” need a third party app to gather any information. The point here is that Apple doesn’t require that because all of those communications are built into the operating system.
not mine or most of the ones i’ve seen around.
Really? How do they do it?
Often a specific protocol over Bluetooth isn’t part of the subset of Bluetooth the host device natively supports or the functions offered by the headset are not natively supported by the host device.