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Originally Posted by fabricalado
So, do you know enough about your cellphone company or your bank that you'd agree if they told you they were going to do whatever they wanted with your information? I surely don't. Do I worry about that? Yeah, specially when I read about hacks or get personalized ads on my newsfeed.
Do I have enough time and willpower available to go out of my way to find out exactly what every company I give my money and attention is doing with my personal information? Not really.
And again, I don't think it's just surveillance paranoia. For me, it's that Amazon as a company is profitable enough as is, and I don't feel like freely giving my information to them.
It's weird that this needs to be stated, but my personal reading habits are, by definition, private. Even if I decide to let others know about them, that should still come from a place of choice, rather than because a wordy ToS tricked me into giving them away in order for others to profit from my taste.
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Where do you buy eBooks? Do you buy using a credit card or bank card? If you do, then it's no real difference to registering.
I would not be happy if my bank or cell phone service provider said they were going to do whatever they wanted with my data. But they don't do that.
Thing is, there comes a time when we have to give our information no matter how we feel about the company involved. It's either that are don't do business with them and we may not have that choice. For example, there are a lot of people who think Comcast is the devil but they don't have a choice. It's either that do without hi-speed Internet.
If you buy eBooks from Amazon and pay using a credit or bank card but do not register, then (IMHO) that's hypocritical. Same goes for Kobo, B&N, Tolino, etc.