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Originally Posted by robko
No there is no security feature to lock it from buying. However, you need to realize that they can only buy content to use on the device they have stolen (they'd need your password to get any content off it). Realistically when was the last time you heard of anyone stealing books? They can't (easily) get into your account details without a password even if they have your device.
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Ha, ha, you ask this about stealing books when I just last night finished reading "The Book Thief", LOL! I'm thinking if someone stole a reader, they might well be interested in stealing some books on someone else's dime! Yes, they wouldn't own them, and they would only be around while the device continued working, but some folks only read a book once and wouldn't care about that. I could dispute any charges if the device got stolen and books purchased, but that's a hassle. I realize that changing the account password should put paid to any purchasing activity by the thief. But, one isn't always near one's computer when disaster strikes. I would hate to be on vacation, have the device stolen and not be able to change my password to prevent purchases! Really, it shouldn't be a hard feature to implement to require a PIN to make purchases. At any rate, there will be no problem here, I simply set up a dummy account this morning and hooked my Aura to that.