Nothing X earbud companion app

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Nothing X earbud companion app

Basic Information
Release Year	2022
Product Type	Software
In Production	Yes
Official Website	https://intl.nothing.tech/products/ear

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Consumer-impact summary

Overview of concerns that arise from the conduct towards users of the product (if applicable):

• User Freedom
• User Privacy
• Business Model
• Market Control

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The Google Play page for this software lists the following permissions are required for, earbuds. Granted the earbuds have the potential for functionality that in some cases might use permissions and these can be removed, this seems exorbitant.

"This app has access to:

Identity

• find accounts on the device
• add or remove accounts

Calendar

• read calendar events plus confidential information

Contacts

• find accounts on the device
• read your contacts
• modify your contacts

Location

• approximate location (network-based)
• precise location (GPS and network-based)
• access extra location provider commands

Phone

• directly call phone numbers
• read call log
• read phone status and identity

Photos/Media/Files

• read the contents of your USB storage
• modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Storage

• read the contents of your USB storage
• modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Camera

• take pictures and videos

Microphone

• record audio

Wi-Fi connection information

• view Wi-Fi connections

Device ID & call information

• read phone status and identity

Wearable sensors/Activity data

• body sensors (like heart rate monitors)Other

• receive data from Internet
• view network connections
• create accounts and set passwords
• pair with Bluetooth devices
• access Bluetooth settings
• full network access
• change your audio settings
• run at startup
• use accounts on the device
• control vibration
• prevent device from sleeping" source: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nothing.smartcenter

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