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Of course if you use an ereader that is actually dedicated to ereading and has no
internet interface itself, there is no such problem. No one writes malicious code
that can't call home anymore. The worst that can happen to a dedicated ereader
is for the code intended for a similar device (but one with an internet connection),
could try and mess up the file system. Then a simple reflash of the firmware would
set things straight. The CPUs in a dedicated ereader generally use a very small subset
of an operating system, (often a form of Linux) with features of the CPU designed to
support the very limited set of features, at a very low level. These "Embedded" systems
don't have many of the general purpose functions support that the virus creators make
use of in their attacks. Besides, the dedicated ereaders use low-power, limited
performance CPUs in their design.
Luck;
Ken
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