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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
I don't agree with "only thieves want privacy."
But when it comes to ebooks/ereaders, if someone says they aren't going to borrow ebooks from a library and they aren't going to purchase them and they aren't going to read only public domain titles... well, you've really whittled down available ways to legally secure ebooks.
I too value privacy, though I guess not to the level of others. I read on Kobos and Nooks. Both are registered when purchased and WiFi is shut off afterwards. I purchase my books from Amazon, but then I sideload them onto my readers. Everyone gets a glimpse of what I'm doing I suppose, but I don't feel the eye of Big Brother on everything I do.
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I'm trying to figure out how someone feels the need to fake register a Kobo. How is that person going to buy eBooks without giving out any information? It does feel like "I want to keep my Reader fully private so big brother won't see that I'm reading eBooks that I stole.". If I'm wrong, that's fine. I don't mind asking why someone wants or feels the need such privacy. I've not locked down my H2O. I don't use WiFi, I don't sync, and I don't ave Kobo Desktop installed. But I have an account with Kobo. I've bought eBooks from Kobo, I've given them my credit card and bank card details. I've never had any issue. I even have an account at Amazon and again no issue.
Big brother is not as bad as some make them out to be. But what I am trying to do is separate those who are truly paranoid from those how are doing so in order to steal eBooks.