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Originally Posted by whitearrow
The publicity if they ever reported a user to the police (absent something like evidence of child pornography) would be so devastating that it would make the 1984 debacle look like a stroll in the park. Amazon may have the right to go looking through our Kindles, but they have every practical reason in the world not to do so.
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I'm currently waiting for my Kindle, and I'm not particularly concerned about this, but I do want to make a point. The problem isn't necessarily Amazon itself, the (potential) problem is Amazon employees. Amazon may not give two figs about me, but one of their employees might, and if they have access to data about my Kindle, they might use it against me.
Allow me to give an example. The police in the UK can get my address from my car registration number, but generally don't unless they have a good reason. However, individual policemen have been known to abuse that ability.
Here's an example - a policeman got an address of a man that had annoyed his friend, then the friend went to his house and threw a brick through his window.