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Old 02-06-2014, 12:01 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by eschwartz View Post
They don't have to know as long as it is the device itself that looks up those recommendations. If they don't cache that info on the servers, and aren't pushing it to the device, then they never know what sideloaded books you have -- but your device does know.
Kobo must datamine that info, surely? Does it not keep track of trends of what people are reading, as well as what they're buying?

I know indexing that information against customer identity is a further step, but how can anyone be certain Kobo doesn't go there?

(I'm asking out of interest, not trying to make assertions.)
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