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Old 04-19-2012, 09:57 AM   #24
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The purpose of Amazon's data traffic is not to "track" anything, but to provide the sync-between-devices facility which is one of the very useful features that the Kindle offers.
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Why would that require your GPS location and the DRM status of what you are reading?
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According to the list of things Kindles track posted in the developer forum.
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You need to differentiate between the data that the Kindle records in log files, and the data that it transmits to Amazon. That's why I asked specifically if this data is sent to Amazon.


Ok. I don't understand. If the Kindle tracks the GPS location and DRM status but doesn't send it to Amazon...why does it need to track that information?

And would all ereader/retailers track this same type of information? What about Harddrives and desktop applications: does it track the basic information of what is happening inside the app only or does it track a lot more information about your location and activity on the computer itself?
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