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Netgear Data Collection
https://hothardware.com/news/netgear-adds-data-collection-to-r7000-router-firmware
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Hello everybody, here is our latest update regarding Router Analytics Data Collection.
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What I'm wondering is why Netgear is only using the R7000 routers for firmware analytics. Is there some fundamental issue with the R7000 firmware that they are trying to nail down? Is this just part of a phased roll out to other models? If this is a phased roll out to all models, I would like to ask why the R7000 router was chosen, despite Netgear having more powerful consumer routers.
R7000 probably has the largest installed user base and a mature hardware product so my guess is makes most sense to roll it out on the R7000 first.
This reminds me of the VZIO TV scandal.
If you read my prior post, the anylytics are for QoS only and it's also seen on my R7800 as well.
mman454 wrote:What I'm wondering is why Netgear is only using the R7000 routers for firmware analytics. Is there some fundamental issue with the R7000 firmware that they are trying to nail down? Is this just part of a phased roll out to other models? If this is a phased roll out to all models, I would like to ask why the R7000 router was chosen, despite Netgear having more powerful consumer routers.
- Don't be crazy. You don't roll out a feature that might upset people to your early adopters who buy your most expensive products!
It may have not been their plan to cause all this go between over sampling of your routers traffic but that's is what is happening in the end your isp has the some amount or more data on your interent usage and searches. No bodies life is sercet any more from the minute you are borned until the day you die there is a record of every interaction with the outside world if they have your secial sercurity number they have you.
- They clearly are not purely for QoS.
And are you are sure of this how?
- Because a) some of that data is not QoS related and b) Netgear straight up say as much on their own KB, which is linked in a reply to you above.
And your sure about that?
- What do you mean am I sure about it?
Is your role in this thread to create confusion?
There are two sets of analytics:
1. For improving QoS feature, strictly related to QoS.
2. Additional analytics added to the R7000 and described on Netgear's KB as linked above. This is what people are not happy with.
I don't know how it can be any clearer. People who are here talking about QoS and/or models that aren't the R7000 are in the wrong place.Probably not much can be done. If your not happy disable the QoS collection feature or go with something else. Not much can be done here in the forums about this. Contact NG support and let them know your concerns.
Even Microsoft keeps track of errors and problems in windows when the computer has a problem booting up if you are scared that someone may track your internet usage your isp's can do it and what the cookies that websites place on your computer when you visit them. In the digital age private information is a endangered idea.
- Again, _nothing_ to do with the QoS feature.
Good Luck
