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Originally Posted by Sirtel
Frankly, I don't care whether people register their readers or not. But some reasons they give for not registering seem pretty funny to me, considering everything else they use and do.
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This. Yes, I'm super aware of my privacy on the net, I even avoid social media entirely, stay away from shady sites, and am very careful where I give any purchasing info. But I do have to buy books, and since I use an ereader, they do have to be ebooks, which requires purchasing online with your full name, address, and a credit/debit card, PayPal, or some form of payment.
I realize everyone draws their own line at what's too intrusive or not, but after buying books where they have all your info at the same stores that make the ereader, and borrowing from libraries, I just don't see what registering an ereader can provide to those that do tracking that your purchases haven't already given them, making it so dangerous to do. If you didn't do any purchasing online, I'd say that's fine to draw your line there.