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Originally Posted by jbcohen
I don't have a Kindle but a pal of mine who does is very concerned about security of the Kindle and the ability of Amazon to look at what you are doing with your Kindle. So what he has done is a waste of the Wifi functions but he side loads all of his books never through wifi which he keep switched off. His firewall his told very specifically which software are allowed to transmit information to the internet and who is not and Amazon is not one of them that are allowed to transmit: simply the web browser and the security software are allowed to transmit. He swears that since his firewall does not permit the Kindle to transmit anything Amazon is getting nothing from him.
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That is obviously one way to keep ALL communications between the kindle and the outside world from occurring. But if someone wants to use the wifi (or 3g) for downloading books or surfing the web that full-stop won't work.
Obviously, surfing the web, probably through Amazon does mean you accept the fact that they can know where you are surfing and what you are reading. Downloading books - well, they know that, too.
But what I'm actually reading and whether I'm an inept very slow reader or one who reads 12 books at once and whether I'm reading a Smashwords book or a freebie I got from Barnes and Noble and "fixed up" is not their business. And for 3g users, the gps location of where they are reading - well, why does Amazon need that info? Well, it may be their BUSINESS but I may not want to share that with them.
So, yes, a kindle with links to the outside world is definitely a compromise. The Sony with no connections besides usb would be more private.
But if we can prevent some flow of info we don't want to share, I like that prospect.
Tradeoffs.