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Originally Posted by DixieGal
Assume that everything on there is accessible by Amazon, then you will not be surprised. Remember the horrified users last year who were so stunned when Amazon came in overnight and deleted certain books from millions of devices.
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Well, the way I see it, it's simple. Amazon is a business. If there's value in using that data it will be used in some way, unless there's a really good reason
not to use it. Back when the whole '1984' thing happened, it made the news. I don't think they care too much if you, I or some guy with a blog doesn't like their privacy policy but when CNN and Foxnews call, that's just not good for business.
So they're probably using that data internally, even datamining the hell out of it but I don't see them sharing it with anyone (except as required by law).
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Originally Posted by kacir
On the other hand, if somebody caught Amazon reporting that they have a book on their Kindle that MIGHT be infringing, there would be *huge* backslash. Public relations nightmare of the highest magnitude imaginable. Do not forget how much USA citizens love to litigate with rich corporations.
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Excellent point. And there's absolutely nothing illegal about buying an eBook from some other store, converting and uploading it to my Kindle or, if I wanted to make a point, convert an empty text file and upload it to my Kindle with metadata from some other book. They might be able to come up with some valid-sounding, technical reason for collecting
location data but snooping around people's Kindles for fun or profit is going to be a lot more difficult to explain.
And it's not just us regular folks who can sue corporations here. The government can sue as well. And that just ain't good for business.