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slayda · 03-12-2009, 05:15 PM

First, I'd like to thank Alex for the way he and the other moderators help make MR what it is - sometimes in spite of (some of) ourselves.

Secondly I probably should have remembered that I didn't want Big (amazon) Brother looking over my shoulder and that was why I didn't buy a Kindle 1 when they first came out (old timer's disease, I guess).

Thirdly, I just put tape over my Kindle's Wispernet switch. I don't think they can monitor or change anything as long as it is off. I'm not personally enough of a programmer to do it but I do have it on very good authority that SW can be written that will disable Whispernet regardless of that switch's setting. Also that SW can be written that will allow one to copy the current Kindle SW load for the probable future event that Amazon "upgrades" your Kindle to a more crippled version of their SW.

Fourthly, maybe the OpenInkPot guys might like both help and a donation of a Kindle to be able to replace the Amazon firmware with OI.

And lastly, IMHO amazon is guilty of Digital McCArthyism.

03-12-2009, 05:15 PM	#110
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	First, I'd like to thank Alex for the way he and the other moderators help make MR what it is - sometimes in spite of (some of) ourselves. Secondly I probably should have remembered that I didn't want Big (amazon) Brother looking over my shoulder and that was why I didn't buy a Kindle 1 when they first came out (old timer's disease, I guess). Thirdly, I just put tape over my Kindle's Wispernet switch. I don't think they can monitor or change anything as long as it is off. I'm not personally enough of a programmer to do it but I do have it on very good authority that SW can be written that will disable Whispernet regardless of that switch's setting. Also that SW can be written that will allow one to copy the current Kindle SW load for the probable future event that Amazon "upgrades" your Kindle to a more crippled version of their SW. Fourthly, maybe the OpenInkPot guys might like both help and a donation of a Kindle to be able to replace the Amazon firmware with OI. And lastly, IMHO amazon is guilty of Digital McCArthyism. Last edited by slayda; 03-12-2009 at 05:19 PM.