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Originally Posted by readingaloud
Information Received. The Device Software will provide Amazon with data about your Device and its interaction with the Service (such as available memory, up-time, log files and signal strength) and information related to the content on your Device and your use of it (such as automatic bookmarking of the last page read and content deletions from the Device). Annotations, bookmarks, notes, highlights, or similar markings you make in your Device are backed up through the Service. Information we receive is subject to the Amazon.com Privacy Notice.
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A lot of this sounds like the sort of information that would be exchanged to allow the download service to deliver, and know it has delivered, books and subscriptions.
I would
guess that amazon also monitor the Whispernet to know they are getting the contract they signed up for to deliver the content to you.
I don't know about the US, but in most of Europe, contracts cannot invalidate your statuatory rights. Hence such a contract cannot take away any right to privacy you have.
Personally, I'm a lot more worried about the mobile phones. Think about the information they can gather. Then go read The Execution Channel by Ken Macleod, or Halting State by Charles Stross.