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I'm not trying to undercut or downplay legitimate privacy concerns related to all kinds of online activities. But I also think that Mobileread is the gold standard of online discussion about ebooks and ebook readers, and has a far more savvy and technically knowledgeable userbase than, say, the Amazon forums or Kindleboards. So I think when posts show up saying things like "OMG, Amazon can spy on my Kindle anytime they want and inform on me to the police!" that those claims need to be deconstructed a bit to decrease FUD rather than spreading it.
I think the main point here was hit on the head upthread -- Amazon hasn't made any secret that it logs and uploads certain information. It's in the ToS for the Kindle and the general Amazon privacy policy. The time to look into these things, for those who are concerned, is before you buy, not after. If you really can't cope, then a network-enabled e-Reader is not for you.
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