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Originally Posted by KenJackson
I go one better. I refuse to own a Kindle.
But I'm very interested in this topic, especially since the Kindle has a huge share of the market and could possibly become an effective monopoly. And I appreciate the efforts of anyone that investigates the potential for the abuse of data collection.
Poetcop just stated the issue more pointedly and eloquently than I can. And unquestioning, naive acceptance of the potential for abuse by the general public affects me and concerns me.
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Well described, wish I could have expressed it as well.
Your last sentence there summarizes the situation that I see also.
Readers who followed the link to the Neilson Ratings description of their television measurement may have read that far enough to see how proud they are of their network of "real time" viewing practices from "set top" boxes.
Bet your cable, satellite, 'Internet TV', etc. provider that insists on having a telephone connection to your set top box forgot to mention the transmission of your viewing habits.
I am trying to make a fine distinction here:
The rating services provided by firms such as Neilson Ratings is an important component of the industries they serve and they are a highly respectable firm. I have no complaint about the business they are in.
What I do have a complaint about is monitoring a person's actions without mentioning that it is being done.
In fact, the vendor of my set top box system swore that the equipment was not reporting on what and when I watched. Even though Neilson claims my box was one of their millions of sources of information.
And the first step in doing anything about the situation with this e-book reader is to get it out in the open and discuss it.