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Old 11-11-2010, 06:39 PM   #1
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Kindle cookies?

I was reading about Firesheep (http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente..._spx_h_cbintro) and it got me wondering how safe it is to connect a Kindle to Amazon over a public Wifi connection.

Perhaps there are no cookies passed since every Kindle is known to Amazon (assuming they each have a unique identifier burned in at the factory), but if you use the browser to go to other sites could Firesheep work on a Kindle session?

I lack technological sophistication. Maybe this question is nonsense. I was just wondering how comfortable to get on public Wifi services with a Kindle or iPad.
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