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Originally Posted by Alastair_S

In the file "Kobo eReader.conf" within the section headed "[OneStoreServices]" I found the following line: kobo_privacyCentre_url=https://www.kobo.com/privacy

I deleted the line, rebooted my Kobo, and the tick box in the privacy settings returned. Since I only discovered this within the past hour I cannot tell if deleting the line will cause any problems, or if the line will return when you sync your device. So if you do decide to delete the line make sure that you backup "Kobo eReader.conf" first.

Thanks! I just put a hash tag (#) in front of that line and the tick box came back (after rebooting as instructed) and I was able to uncheck it.

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Under the Reading Life section it looks like this before putting in the hash tag...

[ReadingLife]
LastReadingLifeSyncTime=@Variant(\0\0\0\x10\0%\x87x\x1\x31H\xd7\x2)
LastSocialAnnotationsSyncTime=@Variant(\0\0\0\x10\0%\x87x\x1\x30\xb9\x39\x2)

After "hash tagging" the line...

[ReadingLife]
LastReadingLifeSyncTime=@Variant(\0\0\0\x10\0%\x87x\x1\x31H\xd7\x2)
LastSocialAnnotationsSyncTime=@Variant(\0\0\0\x10\0%\x87x\x1\x30\xb9\x39\x2)
StatsTrackingEnabled=false

So it looks like this re-enables the old option.

EDIT: Only until you sync, after that the option to "untick" goes away and this line comes back. kobo_privacyCentre_url=https://www.kobo.com/privacy

But the final line in the Reading Life section remains...

StatsTrackingEnabled=false

So you could probably just enter that line at the end of the Reading Life section and get the same result. I don't know if it actually changes anything, however.