Yikes, this is really bad timing for Bose to get all this negative publicity.<p>See also <a href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/26/bose_firmware_borks_headphones/" rel="nofollow">https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/26/bose_firmware_borks...</a><p>Christmas shopping is coming and I sitting on the fence regarding new headphones, but I'm really unlikely to buy Bose now.
I would never, ever buy a Bose product.<p>Apparently the app uploads every single thing it can get access to, and you have to install the app even to (!) turn noise canceling on and off.
*if you use their app.<p>You don't have to use their app for day-to-day usage via Bluetooth, however, they make it impossible to initially setup noise canceling functionality without the app.<p>I'm extremely grateful that the Bluetooth protocol is broken up into specific functions, so I know that if I connect my headphones/car/etc. via bt audio it can't also send data to the cloud through my phone.