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Netgear Data Collection
https://hothardware.com/news/netgear-adds-data-collection-to-r7000-router-firmware Any opt out? Mdoerator please find out. Thanks.
Hello everybody, here is our latest update regarding Router Analytics Data Collection.
It can be disabled during the process.
So thats how Netgears plans to get the information for it's qos updates let the routers report back about the traffic on the router.
Are you sure thats the only data they are collecting?
William10a wrote:So thats how Netgears plans to get the information for it's qos updates let the routers report back about the traffic on the router.
No but it makes sense they would need a consatnt source of data to try to keep up with new games and services I am sure if they can they will find other ways to used the data collected. Makes one wonlder what is big brother up to when they spy on your router at the firmware level and if you disable the feature is it really disabled.
Yes, it is a concern. It would be nice of NG would delare the details of this fully. Privacy is a major concern. :smileyfrustrated:
Let's trust Netgear to do the right thing and not collect anything when it is disabled. It would be too easy to discover something underhanded. The negative publicity wouldn't be worth it. They'll probably get enough data from all of the people who don't know about an opt-out feature. :smileysad:
The ethical thing to do woould have been to make it an opt IN feature not an opt OUT. NG is relying on the average Joe (and Jane) who would not even notice or if they did would not undetstand the raminfications. I don't think NG has any nefarous intents but the data could be compromised due to poor security by NG. Still its an invasion of privacy, What if your local telco put a listening device in your home and in small print insider the jack said you can opt out of our recordings? Most Janes and Joes may not ever review the GUI post installation.
