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Originally Posted by HRHReadsALot
When is Kobo going to address this issue? I have a lot invested in my Kobo library and currently if I lose my eReader or it grts stolen, my account is completely accessible to anyone.
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Is the situation any different than losing a Kindle? Or even worse, your phone? Or even worse than that, your wallet with your credit cards, drivers license, etc?
If you lose your Kobo, you log in from elsewhere and change your password. Problem solved. If someone went nuts downloading $500 worth of books before you got to log in and do a password change, call Kobo and explain.
If it still worries you that much, don't buy your books through the reader. Instead just use a different email for the reader where there's no credit card or personal information attached just for logging in purposes only through the reader. Purchase all your books through your PC only on a different email account and sideload them onto your Kobo reader (which is what I do, mostly because I want them all in one location to put on various readers). Problem solved before it even gets started.
I don't see that Kobo is any more or less lax about security if you lose your reader than any other reader or device or your personal belongings. What else do you think Kobo can or should do if you're careless and lose your reader?