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Originally Posted by piltdown
This something that has concerned me. If the kindle is stolen and you don't have access to the Internet at the time to inform Amazon etc.the thief could spend a lot of money using your credit card. I expect it would be a right hassle to get the money back. Amazon could only "brick" the kindle if it was connected via wifi or 3g - but if the thief disabled connectivity this can't happen.
The security of purchasing books via the kindle seems a badly flawed system to me. Surely having to enter a usernane and password at the time of purchase is the minimum that should be required.
Personally, due to these concerns, I have disassociated my kindle with my amazon account.
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You just have to make a phone call. Call 866-321-8851 and give them your name and address and they'll shut off access. Since all a thief can purchase are ebooks and you can be refunded immediately, there is no need to panic. A thief can't get your CC# from your Kindle.