I got rid of all the bloatware. Got Librera Pro for reading and Saber for handwriting. Both via Obtainium and GitHub.
What the fuck nostr:npub1a00wj229auzjswlq4s77y4u8eqdx5k9ppatgl8rtv8va65f6mwksum9q3h ? Are you out of your minds? If you're going to "collect my reading activity and personal notes", at least end-to-end encrypt them and don't harvest them for targeted advertising.
There is absolutely no way I'll be continuing to use you "Reader" software in this context, and you can be sure that if you release a custom OS that has this level of privacy invasion I will not be using it. If that means I can't use the hardware either, then so be it.
This is coming from someone who said the hardware is completely revolutionary and life-changing.
> Personal information we collect:
> ...Your reading materials, links, and other content you choose to save in the Service, and any notes added to saved documents.
> Automatic collection. As you navigate the Service, our communications, and other online services, we, our service providers and advertising partners may automatically collect identifiable information about you, your computer or device, and your browsing actions and use patterns, such as:
> Page views, pen strokes, reading history, search terms, what videos and other content you view, how long you spent on a page, the website you visited before browsing to the Service, navigation paths between pages, information about your activity on a page
> We, our service providers, and third party advertising partners may collect and use your personal information for the following purposes:
> Direct marketing
> Targeted advertising
Discussion
If you don't want to be tracked, don't keep software that tracks you 🤷
I'm basically okay with this in the interim, but I am now **highly suspicious** of any custom OS they release. I haven't looked into how feasible it is to root the DC-1 or install custom OSes, but if they pull some Apple-level shit where you have to install their spyware OS to use the (extremely expensive) device, I'm gonna lose it.
there IS this, which Ive seen the company account link.
but its not really there yet, just the framework.
but *in theory*
we can root it and install custom ROMs.
Yeah, it's a valid concern.
I remember them launching a forum for custom ROMs not too long ago. Maybe we'll get some 3rd party OSs to install down the line.
Well I read their privacy policy and I sent them a data deletion request. I wasn't even using their service account or their apps anyway. Nowhere in the document did I get a sense that they've backdoored their operating system beyond whatever tracking happens when you sign in with Google.
Thank you for this, will be following your lead. After Forbes article regarding Google/Android device tracking, decided this is to be, as much as possible, an offline tool. The display technology is EVERYTHING they promised. It’s a shame that to bring a product to market, selling your soul is the price.