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Originally Posted by Piper_
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Thanks for the link. I had done a search but I wasn't searching for the right terms to get that one. I see that no one ever got back to the question of the file system differences on the K3, and there's obviously a difference since the files they are talking about aren't there.
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Longitude and latitude info are part of running 3G, although I'm not sure why that location data is regularly logged and sent to Amazon by default instead of only as needed for troubleshooting connection issues.
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I guess a justification that
could be used for the implementation of precise geolocation would be so that Amazon can comply with geo-restrictions on sales. If they are not authorized by contract to sell a certain book outside of the US, or in Kerzibeckistanguay, they could technically use it to ensure that a "borrowed" US account isn't being used to purchase books on a Kindle that never leaves Kerzibeckistanguay. Some people use proxies to illicitly purchased geo-restricted books via computer, but that won't work with a Kindle if the location is coming from the Kindle itself rather than the location of the internet connection.
To follow up on my "tracking" of my Kindle, I couldn't get the logging of the router to work right in a way that was convenient (ie, set it and forget it) so I pretty much let it go. I've got the wireless turned off right now because I'm not using it, and if Amazon is going to sneak in and turn on a connection, it would probably be 3G so I wouldn't see it anyway.
I'm not overly concerned about
my content, but that's only because I'm pretty outspoken when it comes to things like that. (You should see the books I have on display in my living room.) However, I know I'm probably in the minority there, and understandably so.