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coldcell · 12-16-2007, 07:34 PM

I've got quite a lot of texts stored on my machine in tons of formats, and while both Sony devices and Amazon's device can get them onto their screens, it's Amazon's Kindle that has wireless access, able to upload ALL the information about what page I'm on, what I'm reading, what keywords are in the text (if you want to be really paranoid). I'm sorry, but I just don't like the idea of a 1984-ish big brother always watching you, and reading is really personal to me. Maybe it's not that important to others, but the idea of having $Corporation know how many times I read "Catcher in the Rye" sort of disturbs me.

P.S. To anyone who's going to retort "they aren't, they wouldn't", times change, and unfortunately the trust of it not changing has been placed with a company, succeptible to profit decisions and government coersion.

12-16-2007, 07:34 PM	#39
coldcell Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: PRS-505	I've got quite a lot of texts stored on my machine in tons of formats, and while both Sony devices and Amazon's device can get them onto their screens, it's Amazon's Kindle that has wireless access, able to upload ALL the information about what page I'm on, what I'm reading, what keywords are in the text (if you want to be really paranoid). I'm sorry, but I just don't like the idea of a 1984-ish big brother always watching you, and reading is really personal to me. Maybe it's not that important to others, but the idea of having $Corporation know how many times I read "Catcher in the Rye" sort of disturbs me. P.S. To anyone who's going to retort "they aren't, they wouldn't", times change, and unfortunately the trust of it not changing has been placed with a company, succeptible to profit decisions and government coersion.