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Originally Posted by desertgrandma
You are NOT screwed. ...Nothing can be charged, except books. The Kindle, like any device which can be stolen, should be as well looked after as your laptop, cell phone or IPod.
The fact that it's a book reader does not diminish our own personal responsibility to keep track of it.
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Although true that nothing an Amazon can be charged (since you'd have to log in again, at least I always do), if you use the web browser to log into other sites, they may allow purchases without a confirming login (if you have cookies active with passwords set/saved). No different than any other laptop/netbook or your smartphone, of course.
I do wonder about the ones obsessing over this (they obviously don't have a Kindle, since they don't know how it works, a lot like all the negative reviewers before the K2 even shipped). For those worried about book purchases when away from easy mail retrieval (on a cruise, for example), just remove your CC from the Kindle settings - you'll have to enter it again, of course, to buy books or keep a gift certificate balance, but you won't have to worry if your Kindle is lost/stolen when backpacking across asia. You probably will want to clear the browser cache/history/etc as well, on a regular basis.
Me, I'd worry more about losing my wallet (or CC theft rings in resort destinations that operate out of restaurants or card skimmers at gas pumps).