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We know that Kindles work without having the 3G or WiFi turned on. The functionality is reduced but the basic features of the device work. I have no idea about the Wifi because I am not that interested in technology.
I get it. He wants a good e-reader with great features at a low price but does not want to have his purchases used for developing a profile of him. I know plenty of folks who feel that way.
Heck, I kind of feel that way. I use a bigus address, name, and phone number when I pick up my grocery discount cards and that type of thing. I am not worried about the government. I want the discounts but don't want to play their marketing game. So I end up screwing up their data, bad me, and getting my discounts. Yeah
People have different ideas of what amount of info they give the coorporations. For some folks it is just that they don't want to play the marketing game. For some folks it is that they are worried about the governments ability to access that information using warrants and the like. The reason is not important.
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