Thread: What's with the Paranoia?
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Old 02-20-2021, 03:08 PM   #387
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
Pretty confident. But thing is, we have to give some company our data to use our cell phones. Also, if you want to buy eBooks from Amazon, Kobo, Google, etc. We have to give some date even if we can use gift cards that we pay for with cash.

At Amazon, we need a valid account and we need either a Kindle or a Kindle app to be registered. There is no way that I know of to buy eBooks without having an account someplace and giving some company our data,.
100%. Seems to me that we're fundamentally in agreement here.

BUT!
If
A)some companies can be ill-intented, and bad stuff happens even to well-meaning companies
B)people can choose to keep some of their data private if they fear things will go bad
why is B paranoiac?
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