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Originally Posted by pwalker8
I can think of three major concerns with regards to privacy. First is to prevent fraud, i.e. you don't want someone using your credit card or applying for a credit card with your identity. Second, you don't want your friends, family and neighbors to know about certain activities or purchases. Third, you don't what the powers that be tracking what you are doing.
One issue with the cancel culture (or the powers that be tracking you) that you may not be considering is mis-identification. Here in the US, there are plenty of people who find themselves on the no fly list because they have the same name as someone else. For that matter, there are a number of cases where the cancel culture has doxed the wrong person. Not much you can do from a privacy point of view about that, but it would be a real pain if it happened to you.
IMPO, the biggest issue with the powers that be is bad profiling. Maybe they assume that anyone buying Zombie Apocalypse books is some right wing survivalist and is a danger. Or maybe they think that anyone who buys ammo and freeze dried foods is a right wing survivalist. Maybe you searched for QAnon to see what everyone was talking about.
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There is a difference between the type of privacy some here want and keeping your data safe. There's no way to have that level of privacy if you use plastic to buy something. Privacy at that level is a fantasy. It;s not possible while still doing what you want. It just isn't possible. As @Quoth said, you have to buy pBooks and pay in cash. You may as well give up eBooks because as soon as you buy one, your privacy is gone. You need an account even to buy DRM free eBooks. You have to have accounts and/or be registered to buy eBooks.
You cannot get away from having your data available on some server someplace. The companies you get your gas/electric from has it online. You back does as well. So why is it you will let some companies you do business have a lot more data about you sitting on a serve accessible to the Internet yet you feel registering a Reader is too invasive?