I was going to buy myself a Kindle Touch, but since I have found out how easy would be to install a hack on it from the Internet and take remotely control of the device, I am not longer considering it as an option.
If you guys want the long story, you should read
here,
here and
here (well, in Spanish, but you can use Google Translator).
Basically, someone can take advantage of the Mp3 player vulnerability of the Kindle Touch and install a hack using a MP3 file when you are using the Web Browser. This hack would start running once you device goes to sleep mode.
This hack could steal my credit card number, my Amazon account information and even buy things and have them shipped to a different shipping address.
Actually, it's said
here:
Quote:
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As a developer, I find that would be extremely simple to take total control of the device, in order to, for instance, try to obtain the credit card number that you use to buy with 1-Click . It would be as easy as to put a malicious MP3 file on the Internet. This Mp3 files would install an update that would allow to take remotely control of the device. Nothing unreasonable, so take great care when you are using the browser, because the Webkit isn't really secure.
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After all, the Kindle Touch has a
messy firmware
I'm really dissapointed and upset.
I think I'm going to buy a Sony this time.