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I dig my Kobo Touch. You do need to set it up to get the firmware updated, but it doesn't require you to input any personal info.
So I downloaded the desktop software, set it up, and then uninstalled it. From there on out, I have used my Kobo Touch exclusively with Calibre (also a Linux user!), with wifi off (airplane mode) pretty much all the time. I haven't touched Kobo Desktop since I did the set-up.
When there's a firmware update, I check out what's on offer. If there's something I want, I turn on wifi and download it. If there isn't, I don't. I suppose if I were really concerned, I could have all my books on a microSD card, and just pop out the card when I wanted to update, so that none of my personal books were on the device while wifi was on.
As the others said, while some readers do require some sort of online set-up to get updated like the Kobo, you don't necessarily have to use their program or give them any personal info.
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