Thread: How much does Amazon know about my books?
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Old 10-08-2010, 06:53 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by Barty View Post
And the amount of metadata they would have to send per device to keep track of everything you put on there is really not much at all, like 200 bytes per book? So the only question is is it something they want to be CAUGHT doing.
"Caught?" It's in the Kindle license agreement!
Information Received. The Device Software will provide Amazon with data about your Device and its interaction with the Service (such as available memory, up-time, log files and signal strength) and information related to the content on your Device and your use of it (such as automatic bookmarking of the last page read and content deletions from the Device). Annotations, bookmarks, notes, highlights, or similar markings you make in your Device are backed up through the Service. Information we receive is subject to the Amazon.com Privacy Notice.
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