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Originally Posted by JD Gumby
Yes, I know, which is why I haven't let my Kobo Touch connect to the 'Net since I became aware of it.
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I'm confident that the hostsfile tweak kills the tracking. If internet privacy is your big concern, I hope you're already using Ghostery, cookie whitelists and
a whole lot more. But on topic: Using a current firmware revision is pretty cool.
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Originally Posted by Blue2u
My question is, how do I get rid of this [tracking]? Is this like spyware on your computer? I've never come across this tidbit in my reading here over the past year and I'm not happy about this. How do I stop it?
Oh, and to stay on topic, so far my Kobo Touch is working quite well with this new firmware, and also with the newer Calibre upgrade as well. So far I'm happy.  |
Here's my write-up of the KT's tracking integration. It's not
spyware per-se, but it's best to read this and decide for yourself:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho....php?p=1897098 Directions on how to disable it (a very simple task!) are included.