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Originally Posted by eeeink
Privacy is not an all or nothing proposition. We are past the age that one can live anonymously in this world, but does not mean it is in our best interest to participate in the mass data collection and profiling done by large corporations.
There’s plenty of ways you can opt-out of these nefarious practices, especially if you live in a GDPR country.
If it doesn’t bother you - great! Live your life. It bothers me, so I choose to opt out.
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That's pretty illogical. You can't opt out if you use internet and bank account, among other things. My reading habits are certainly among the very last things I worry about anyone knowing, there are much more important concerns in my life than Amazon or Kobo learning I like trashy genre fiction, for example. Let 'em profile me based on that to their heart's content. My preferred reading material can say only so much about me as a person. My bank account certainly tells a far more detailed story about my habits and lifestyle, but for some strange reason no one seems to worry about that.
But of course it's no skin off my nose what you want to do with your ereader. Just seems pretty weird to worry about someone knowing your reading preferences, when large corporations almost certainly already know far more about you.