[haertig]

I was considering trying the "Send to Kindle via Email" thing. As a mental/learning exercise mostly - I doubt I'll really use this feature, but it would be nice to know how it works.

I assume that anything you "Send to Kindle via Email" you are giving to Amazon for free. They receive it on their servers, they store it, they keep it, they can snoop it any time they want. Is this correct?

I would never put anything sensitive on a Kindle, let alone email sensitive stuff to one. But I'm interested in what Amazon does (or could do) with documents that use their emailing service. I don't really care if Amazon knows what I'm reading, even if I bought it elsewhere than Amazon - EXCEPT if they are using that information to increase their profits - e.g., by selling it to third parties or using it for their targeted advertising to me. In that case, they can buy that data from me, it's not theirs to take for free without my permission. I am against "snooping for profit" and will go out of my way to thwart it, even for something minor like trying to find out what book titles I like to read.

Can anyone verify or debunk my speculative assumptions above? Thanks!