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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
If this is true, surely the opposite is true as well?
I'll say it again: you agreed to have your privacy invaded when you bought the device. When people choose to not read (or not track down) the small print (that they know is there somewhere), their right to "cry foul" after the fact is null and void.
Somebody that concerned with their privacy would surely know enough to thoroughly inspect the Terms of Service before whipping out their credit card to purchase a device with wireless capabilities, right?
I have no problem with people being concerned about privacy issues at all... but I do have a problem with people who only seem to get concerned after they've opened their wallet to an internet company and implicitly (or tacitly) agreed to their terms. Take responsibility... make that call before buying the high-tech wireless/3G gizmo.
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I guess I should fully check out the terms of service and see if they spell out exactly what info they are gathering.
But since these agreements we have "agreed" to are somewhat (totally!) one-sided, there may be an opportunity to object after the fact. If they are unconscionable they do not have to be followed to the letter.
But that might take a challenge. And like DRM, if someone managed to bypass Amazon's collection of info, well, they (amazon) might terminate your ability to further download but they might not be willing to take it to court for fear their one-sided agreement might not withstand legal scrutiny.
I am still waiting to see if the failure to send them logs (or their inability to retrieve logs) will generate something?? But then, again, I'm still not sure that I have defeated the log-sending process. Obviously, no person is sitting there waiting for my logs but a computer somewhere knows my kindle, its serial number and might have a counter that finally triggers a responsive action. Or not.