Thank you for the update and for taking accountability for the issue. I'll definitely keep an eye on the updated policy, and when I can verify that the changes are in place, I'll 100% buy a Daylight computer and happily recommend it to my friends and family. However, perfect privacy is crucial, we already have enough companies that sell out their clients. I really hope you take a different path, as the overall philosophy of your product idea is amazing. Looking forward to seeing the developments ✌️
We are in the process of updating our privacy policy to be more accurate of our current data collection and privacy values. We made the mistake of working with a legal entity that used a lot of permissive language which is industry standard. Lawyers are expensive and often fear driven, but we have learned our lesson and take accountability for putting something out that isn’t indicative of the truth.
The actual reality is that we do not collect ANY on device data right now. In future versions of our Sol:OS, we only want to collect anonymized analytics that will be able to be opted out of if preferred to in the system settings. The purposed of collecting this data will only to better understand device usage metrics, not customer behavior habits.
You can actually verify this through network logs by inspecting network requests on existing devices using tools like HTTPToolkit [1] or Android Logcat [2].
[1] https://httptoolkit.com/android/
[2] https://developer.android.com/tools/logcat
We are happy to answer any questions / clear up our stance on privacy as a consumer hardware product. We value this tremendously, and even more so for children using a Daylight.
We appreciate the community calling this out.
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I would also like to see them complere their promised goal of allowing bootloader unlock tools and providing their users the option to run custom OS in case they turn anti-user
Seems that they have some information on Discord, but another FAQ entry says it’s not done yet…
Daylight supports the hacker and privacy communities through the Daylight Hacker Wiki. It has the instructions on how to unlock the bootloader and people there are working within their abilities and time availability on alternate OSes.
Here is the direct link to the instructions on how to unlock the bootloader, approved by Daylight: https://www.daylighthacker.wiki/unlock
Also, the guys behind the wiki are the two original founding engineers.
Are these linked from the Daylight website (I keep forgetting it's address)?
It’s mentioned in the FAQ section, yes