Deceptive Patterns
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Soundguys.com: Headphones are collecting too much personal data

Author
Adam Molina
Date
17 Jan 2019
Publisher
Soundguys.com
Category
Journalist or Media

“I can’t think of a single reason why a pair of workout earbuds need access to someone’s menstrual history. We should just call it what it is because, at that point, it doesn’t feel like a transaction anymore. It’s just spying.”

While reviewing the Soul Run Free Pro Bio fitness earbuds, which come with an associated app to help users get the most out of them, I found myself clicking “Accept” a few too many times. Granted, the earbuds in question are marketed to runners and are supposed to provide biometric feedback to improve everything from your posture to your gait, so I was expecting to have to accept a privacy policy or two. I eventually decided to actually read what I was agreeing to, which led to this article.