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Old 11-24-2020, 06:09 PM   #22
JSWolf
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Originally Posted by haertig View Post
I don't register at places unless I absolutely have to, because I don't want to be a data collection point and unwitting advertising billboard for those companies. Like this:
I have an account with Kobo. I have an account with Amazon. I have a registered Kobo and Kindle. I keep WiFi off most of the time. I do not sync. I have no problem being registered to both stores. It means I can get the full use out of my devices.

Thing is, if you don't want to risk giving Kobo, Amazon, B&N, etc any data, just register properly and keep WiFi off. You don't need it on to be able to side load with Calibre. You can still buy eBooks from any shop you want or get them from the library.
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