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Originally Posted by ShellShock
Can ADE tell the difference between an ebook which has never had DRM, and the same ebook which has had the Adobe DRM stripped from it (and therefore possibly pirated)? If not, then this could explain why ADE is sending info back about all ebooks in its library, ebooks with and without DRM. They could be trying to check whether the no DRM ebooks have been "pirated", i.e., have had DRM removed, which could be for any number of morally justifiable reasons, e.g., in order to format shift, or back up, or fix typos, or adjust formatting. But to Adobe this may be viewed as piracy.
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If Adobe knows that the book being viewed in ADE is supposed to have DRM, and it doesn't have DRM, then they would know either the DRM was removed and/or the eBook was not legally obtained.
They can also know that if the eBook has been modified and multiple people have the same modified copy, then yes, chances are it's pirated and/or given away.
ADE cannot phone home here as I use ADE 2 and I've put the hosts blocks in place. I still have to do this on the Surface but I'll get to that before I use ADE on the Surface.