Does using Google Translate built-in KOReader share your IP with Google?

MentorousMushroo · 05-15-2022, 04:39 AM

Hi! A privacy conscious question: does Google receive any identifiable information(other than the text itself) about the person who translates texts with the built-in translate function? Say, does it send Google my IP?

I know I can just not to use it. But it's a very handy feature, and I would be using it if it wouldn't share information about myself.

for attention! This is the best reader app in the world.

Leseratte_10 · 05-15-2022, 04:58 AM

Checking KOReader's source code, it does use Google Translate directly, at translate.googleapis.com: https://github.com/koreader/koreader...lator.lua#L146

This obviously means Google knows your IP, as you cannot communicate with a server without telling it where to send its response.

The KOreader developers are not hosting their own translation (proxy) server just so users can hide their IP from Google.

05-15-2022, 04:39 AM	#1
MentorousMushroo Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2022 Device: android	Does using Google Translate built-in KOReader share your IP with Google? Hi! A privacy conscious question: does Google receive any identifiable information(other than the text itself) about the person who translates texts with the built-in translate function? Say, does it send Google my IP? I know I can just not to use it. But it's a very handy feature, and I would be using it if it wouldn't share information about myself. for attention! This is the best reader app in the world.

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05-15-2022, 04:58 AM	#2
Leseratte_10 Groupie Posts: 183 Karma: 3587000 Join Date: Sep 2021 Device: PB Era, PB InkPad 3 Pro	Checking KOReader's source code, it does use Google Translate directly, at translate.googleapis.com: https://github.com/koreader/koreader...lator.lua#L146 This obviously means Google knows your IP, as you cannot communicate with a server without telling it where to send its response. The KOreader developers are not hosting their own translation (proxy) server just so users can hide their IP from Google.

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