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DejaVu123 · 12-10-2019, 12:44 PM

Hi,
I'm new to the ereader world, but I am interested in buying one so I can have a dedicated reading device. I have been searching through the forums for the last few days and, being a linux/open source person, have been looking for an ereader that I can use without having to worry about data collecting/Google/analytics. However from what I can see, there seems to be no secure way of doing this except for "just keep in airplane mode."
While there is KOreader and other open source software (which I will probably use), I would like the ereader to be able to access the internet so I can search on Gutenburg/AO3/Archive and download ebooks on the device (since this is mostly how I go about reading on my smartphone).
If you have any recommendations on how I could do this, I would be very grateful. I am currently looking at the 'Kobo Glo' on eBay (budget -£80), but that is also known to use analytics from Google and Kobo themselves.
Thank you for any help!

12-10-2019, 12:44 PM	#1
DejaVu123 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2019 Device: Kobo Aura H2O (Edition 1)	Ereader with Privacy AND Internet Access Hi, I'm new to the ereader world, but I am interested in buying one so I can have a dedicated reading device. I have been searching through the forums for the last few days and, being a linux/open source person, have been looking for an ereader that I can use without having to worry about data collecting/Google/analytics. However from what I can see, there seems to be no secure way of doing this except for "just keep in airplane mode." While there is KOreader and other open source software (which I will probably use), I would like the ereader to be able to access the internet so I can search on Gutenburg/AO3/Archive and download ebooks on the device (since this is mostly how I go about reading on my smartphone). If you have any recommendations on how I could do this, I would be very grateful. I am currently looking at the 'Kobo Glo' on eBay (budget -£80), but that is also known to use analytics from Google and Kobo themselves. Thank you for any help!