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2015-01-21 , 20:45
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Originally Posted by nthn View Post
Well, that's really the case for any online shop. If you don't want to give them that information, don't buy from them, buy through someone else, or buy in a real shop.
The situation here is indeed that the phone was a gift bought by somebody else.

However, I have no problem to identify myself in a webshop of my choice to buy something. But this here is different:
  • My identity would be linked to a communication device which I carry with me 24/7 and which may be under control of Jolla Ltd.. I do not want to insinuate anything, yet I know it is technically possible and other companies have no qualms about implementing back-doors, see: Samsung Galaxy back-door.
  • I don't want to buy something, I just want to install some free apps which add basic functionality I expect from a "smart" phone. And I want software updates (bugfixes/security patches).

Originally Posted by nthn View Post
Let's just take a minute and see what data you need to give up for a Jolla account (which you only need to access the store and post on TJC):
- username
- password

Oh. My. God. Outrageous!
Yes, you are right. But if this information is so useless as you suggest, why do they want it at all? Can you give me a convincing evidence for why they insist on creating an account?

In their "privacy" policy Jolla Ltd. state:

Protecting the privacy of our users is one of the key building blocks of our business. We believe it is important because it is what our users want and thus it is something we will work hard for to provide. Our approach towards your privacy can be summarized in the following principles:
  • You have the right to the utmost protection of your privacy. It should be for you to decide what personal data you want to share and when.
    ...
So what do they mean when they say "It should be for you to decide what personal data you want to share and when." and at the same time force me to register just for accessing the software repositories?

Jolla claims to be different but I can't see any difference.


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Originally Posted by nthn View Post
That said, they should definitely do away with the Google tracking on their websites and use Piwik or something.
Why don't you block those trackers in your browser? E.g. by installing these plug-ins:
 

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