03-10-2011, 11:43 AM | #1 |
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can content be tracked?
Hi, all - recently found this forum and it looks to be a great resource.
We recently began using a Kindle. If I add non-Amazon ebooks to my Kindle, will Amazon be aware of them? Can / does Amazon track the eBooks that are loaded onto the Kindle? |
03-10-2011, 11:52 AM | #2 | ||
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03-10-2011, 12:03 PM | #3 | |
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03-10-2011, 01:29 PM | #4 |
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there's also a hack up there that redirects that log file to a false internet address instead of to Amazon.
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03-10-2011, 01:37 PM | #5 |
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If my IT training is correct everything that is sent to Amazon's servers identifys you by the IP address. Defeat this by going to a DOS prompt and issuing the command ipconfig/renew you get a different IP address. Don't know if the Kindle has an DOS prompt.
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03-10-2011, 01:48 PM | #6 |
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I don't think it would matter, Kindles are tied to an Amazon account with real world information anyway.
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03-10-2011, 01:57 PM | #7 |
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Kindle is Linux, anyway, not Windows. And, it is non-trivial to get a command-line prompt, since Kindles aren't designed to be run as regular computers.
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03-10-2011, 02:12 PM | #8 |
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Thank you for the info -
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03-10-2011, 02:18 PM | #9 |
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I couldn't care less. If they haven't something smarter to do then to read what I'm reading, let them be.
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03-10-2011, 05:10 PM | #10 | |
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2) ipconfig /renew does not give you a different PUBLIC ip address unless you work at the ISP, it is assigned to you. And that's for a Kindle Wifi. On the 3G, AT&T gives you your ip. Also ipconfig /renew is for windows, but others already noted that. @OP: Amazon doesn't forbid reading books that are not bought from them. However, they know exactly what books you read, how long you read them, and when you read. However, I said this before, Amazon doesn't have a group of people who sit around reading logs. It's most likely for marketing purposes. Maybe they'll look at it if your Kindle ever breaks, but I don't know. |
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03-10-2011, 06:08 PM | #11 | |
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You do realize that in the US there is something called the Patriot Act? It has a provision that allows the government to find out what books you took out from your library. This isn't to say that anyone should really expect amazon NOT to have this information; just that people shouldn't take privacy issues so cavalierly. "first they came for the Jews, and I did nothing because I wasn't a Jew....then they came for me..." |
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03-10-2011, 06:46 PM | #12 | |
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I'll say it again: you agreed to have your privacy invaded when you bought the device. When people choose to not read (or not track down) the small print (that they know is there somewhere), their right to "cry foul" after the fact is null and void. Somebody that concerned with their privacy would surely know enough to thoroughly inspect the Terms of Service before whipping out their credit card to purchase a device with wireless capabilities, right? I have no problem with people being concerned about privacy issues at all... but I do have a problem with people who only seem to get concerned after they've opened their wallet to an internet company and implicitly (or tacitly) agreed to their terms. Take responsibility... make that call before buying the high-tech wireless/3G gizmo. |
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03-10-2011, 06:47 PM | #13 | |
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Kindles are not computers, but e-readers. So you will have to hack the device 1st in order to get console's access. Also, ipconfig is a Windows command, not Linux. Kindle runs on top Linux. The command for IP info on Linux is ifconfig And even on Windows, running ipconfig /renew does nothing but renew your DHCP lease, with chances of getting the same IP again. That has nothing to do with the information it can potentially send or not. |
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03-10-2011, 06:51 PM | #14 |
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i think they'd use it more for marketing intentions, like another user already mentioned on this thread. i could somehow imagine that they'd apply what you read to the recommendations you get when you visit the site :P
besides, i bet the people who look at the logs from time to time are laughing at my selections and making fun |
03-10-2011, 06:52 PM | #15 |
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So...Amazon basically knows that I'm a sucker for free books, who'll pay for one occasionally, but no more than $9.99. They also know that someone I know is writing a book...hopefully they won't steal her idea/plot/story line.
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