[markomalley]

So Bose is joining the elite company of Samsung, eh?

[markomalley]

FWIW, these headphones come with a Privacy Policy. So I doubt that the gentleman will be successful in his lawsuit (but who'd think that you would need to review a privacy policy when buying headphones...)

[jiggyboy]

As is usual with such policies, simply downloading and running the app is taken as a sign-off on these policies

This is the crime, and needs to be made illegal.

[relictele]

The problem for Bose: their software is probably outsourced. Their outsourced software is probably written by creepy dudes on or from the subcontinent. Those creepy dudes have never had girlfriends. Those creepy dudes think nobody is watching them so they can code software to do very bad things.

But, in the end, Bose signed their contract.

[shibumi]

I am very happy with my Koss PortaPro.

Yes - they have a wire.
I’m 69 years old and don’t dance with my phones on much anymore.

[Drawsing]

He’s right to sue. I wouldn’t want anybody to know my secret addiction to Disco Duck.

[Mr. Douglas]

...there’s a section in the software detailing Bose’s privacy policy that clearly states that the app collects data and sends it to third parties.

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He still has a case. There is legal precedent that if a large company offers a product and includes strong “take it or leave it” infringements, they can be deemed unenforceable.

If there is not a “I do not accept this clause” option, it gets sticky for the company offering the software.

i.e. this guy could still win.

[PAR35]

"Plaintiff Zak never provided his consent to Bose to monitor, collect, and transmit his Media Information. Nor did Plaintiff ever provide his consent to Bose to disclose his Media Information to any third party, let alone data miner Segment.io," the lawsuit reads.

Did "Plaintiff Zac" read every word of the terms of service for the app? Did he read every word of the privacy policy?

If the company didn't have disclosures and consents in their click throughs, they probably do need to fire some management.

[Albion Wilde]

The lawsuit claims that the type of music or podcasts a person listens to can be highly revealing and would tell data miners more information than one might like. Sadly Mr Zak's musical tastes aren't detailed, but we can bet there are some stinkers in there.

Feelings?

I Write the Songs?

Alvin and the Chipmunks?

We Are Family?

Shaddup You Face?