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Old 05-21-2020, 11:44 PM   #21
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: California
Device: OnePlus 6 phone, Kobo Clara HD, Libra H2O
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
You do not want to do that. If you later change your mind and want a real account, you are screwed, You have to log out and log back ina nd the database on the Kobo will be reset. You will lose your data. So just create a proper account and register with that.
Can I edit the database to take care of this instead of logging out and back in again?

I get your point. The sites we visit and the software we use that want to track us do. As the Google and FB claim, they know more about us than we do about ourselves, even if we don't use their products all that much, if at all, in some cases. What's the problem with adding another company to the list?

I don't really obsess that much about privacy issues given the losing battle that it is. But I take precautions where I can. I don't really want Kobo or Amazon or anyone else taking note of exactly what I read, how fast, etc. But when I watch TV, I'd expect that Comcast is tracking every last bit of it. Netflix and the like, too.

Maybe I'll give Kobo/Rakuten my email address, but stay mostly off line. Completely, if it's reasonable to do so.

As a newbie to Kobo, I'll have lots of learning to do if I'm compelled to hack/customize it, which is what I tend to do with devices. I'll find out what I like and don't like about it, where I want to or don't care about drawing lines.
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