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What makes his viewpoints extremist?
Perhaps during the times of women's suffrage it was a good thing that people could read books w/o fear of reprisal? Perhaps those reading books about the rights of blacks? Perhaps those reading books about atheism or Chrisitanity in radical Islamic countries would appreciate that anonymity today? We know that the Kindle keeps a lot of what we read, and we know/suspect that it's available to Amazon, and thus, with pressure, available to the authorities. While I currently have no fear of that information being misused, what's to protect me if the political climate changes?
As for the ownership issues... those are all valid concerns that have been discussed 100 times over around here. Until those are addressed or we accept that we're merely renting the book for a single user (or those in their family using the same account) then his points still have merit.
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