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rhadin · 10-17-2011, 07:33 AM

Hmmm! I wonder if the Congressmen read my blog article of October 5, titled Privacy in the World of Silk? The least they could do is give me credit

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I suspect, howyoudoin, that the reason why they are concerned with Amazon but not with Opera mini is that Opera mini barely registers on the U.S. browser scene, but anything Amazon does puts its tentacles out widely in the U.S. and affects a lot of people. Additionally, Opera, if it were gathering and selling the data, would sell it to every interested party because it has no retail interest, but Amazon will not sell the data but will use it to gain a competitive advantage over other retailers, perhaps an unfair advantage.

Additionally, I suspect as Amazon continues to enter new retailing and publishing venues, the worry about monopolization rears its head.

10-17-2011, 07:33 AM	#4
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	Hmmm! I wonder if the Congressmen read my blog article of October 5, titled Privacy in the World of Silk? The least they could do is give me credit . I suspect, howyoudoin, that the reason why they are concerned with Amazon but not with Opera mini is that Opera mini barely registers on the U.S. browser scene, but anything Amazon does puts its tentacles out widely in the U.S. and affects a lot of people. Additionally, Opera, if it were gathering and selling the data, would sell it to every interested party because it has no retail interest, but Amazon will not sell the data but will use it to gain a competitive advantage over other retailers, perhaps an unfair advantage. Additionally, I suspect as Amazon continues to enter new retailing and publishing venues, the worry about monopolization rears its head.