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Originally Posted by bill_mchale
I am going to play a slight devil's advocate . . .
The one risk that wireless ebook readers do pose is the possibility that Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, etc. are using it to track information about you. In theory they can not only track how many books you buy from them, but also books that you get from other sources and when you read (and what you are reading). In fact, Amazon and B&N push this last bit as a feature since it allows you to read the same book on multiple devices without having to find you place in the different books.
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Given the fact that all cellphones are required by federal law to track the users location, and that most now include a silent monitoring feature where the mike can be activated without the users knowledge for surveillance, it's really interesting to note that the Amazon Kindle 3s have a little discussed feature - A BUILT IN MICROPHONE.
Amazon admits that it's there in the devices specifications, but says that they aren't using it for anything, and aren't even really sure why they put it there.
Not too hard to guess though
