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Originally Posted by HarryT
Other than turning it on when I initially registered my Kindle Paperwhite, the WiFi on it has never been turned on. I have no reason to, since I sideload all my books using Calibre.
I keep it turned off purely to extend the battery life. I don't give a damn what Amazon knows about my reading habits (which, given that I buy almost all my ebooks from Amazon, they do anyway).
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Like Harry, I never turn on the wifi on my PW. I download all my ebooks to my pc, add them to my Calibre library, processing them with the Alf plugins, and store them in my Dropbox cloud in a non-public folder.
For those who are interested, here's Amazon's Privacy Policy:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custo...?nodeId=468496
For those who strip DRM from their ebooks, pay particular attention to this section:
"Protection of Amazon.com and Others: We release account and other personal information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law; enforce or apply our Conditions of Use and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of Amazon.com, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction. Obviously, however, this does not include selling, renting, sharing, or otherwise disclosing personally identifiable information from customers for commercial purposes in violation of the commitments set forth in this Privacy Notice."