Bose is known for it's pricey, premium headphones and speakers. With their smart home speaker line -- which includes everything from a portable smart speaker to a soundbar for your TV , to a blocky speaker with a LCD display -- users get all the expensive Bose sound with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant built-in. Ask questions or make commands and an 8-microphone array will pick up your words. Tap that microphone button to turn off those snoopy speakers whenever you want some privacy. Group multiple speakers together to your music all synced up. And with Alexa (but not Google) you can make or take calls to anyone in your contact list or or Bose smart products or Amazon Echo products. Just know, you'll be sharing your some of your data with Amazon and Google when you ask your speaker all those weird questions.
¿Qué podría pasar si algo falla?
A few years back Bose came under fire when it was alleged they were secretly collecting personal information about users through the Bose app. Bose fought the class action lawsuit based on these allegations. And early in 2021, Bose made a good change when they stopped requiring users to create an account to use the Bose Music app that controls their headphones and speakers. Yay for progress!
Bose does say it may use or share de-identified personal data for any purpose they choose, without limitation. This use of anonymized data is generally OK, although many privacy researchers will point out it is relatively easy to de-anonymize such data. Also, if you choose to use Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant with this smart speaker, know that Google and Amazon will collect data on the voice requests you make. What’s the worst that could happen with the fancy smart speaker? Well, hopefully not too much, we hope.
Consejos para protegerte
- If you use Alexa or Google Assistant, set up the respective privacy settings.
¿Me puede espiar?
Cámara
Dispositivo: No
Aplicación: No
Micrófono
Dispositivo: Sí
Aplicación: No
Rastrea la ubicación
Dispositivo: No
Aplicación: Sí
¿Qué se puede usar para registrarse?
Correo electrónico
Sí
Teléfono
No
Cuenta de terceros
Sí
¿Qué datos recopila la empresa?
Información personal
Contact information, Location (if you wish to turn on some features e.g. enabling you to locate a lost or stolen device, providing access to local radio stations).
Información biométrica
Información social
¿Cómo utiliza la empresa estos datos?
¿Cómo puedes controlar el uso de tus datos?
¿Qué historial tiene la compañía en cuanto a la protección de los datos de los usuarios?
Bose suffered a ransomware attack in March 2021, it leaked employee and financial data, but no consumer-related data.
¿El producto se puede usar sin conexión?
¿La información de privacidad es fácil de entender?
The privacy policy is detailed on all aspects we are interested in.
Enlaces a información de privacidad
¿El producto cumple nuestros estándares mínimos de seguridad?
Cifrado
Uses encryption in transit and at rest.
Contraseña fuerte
Actualizaciones de seguridad
Gestiona las vulnerabilidades
Política de privacidad
¿El producto usa IA?
¿Es poco confiable esta IA?
¿Qué tipo de decisiones toma la IA acerca de ti o por ti?
¿La empresa es transparente acerca del funcionamiento de la IA?
¿Tiene el usuario control sobre las características de la IA?
Profundiza más
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Bose no longer requires you to make an account just to use its appThe Verge
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Bose Reveals Data Breach After Ransomware AttackSoftpedia News
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Bose accused of spying on users, illegal wiretapping via Bose Connect appCSOnline
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Judge tosses wiretapping charges from class action vs Bose over claims it used an app to eavesdrop on users' listening choicesCook County Record
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Bose Added to List of High-Profile Companies Who Have Suffered Ransomware AttackArent Fox
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