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Well I think it is interesting and potentially a big deal. I have no beef with Amazon's ability to disallow document transfer or book purchase if you don't can't pay agreed to charges.
However, it is a bit spooky if Amazon can/will reach into your Kindle and delete documents on the Kindle.
First, let review a related issue: Many organizations have sought to control the content of the internet through the gatekeepers. They have looked for ISPs and web sites to censor and monitor user activity. Large web companies have consistently fought this. It may be possible to review every user post, but it would be costly and would interrupt the free flow of the internet.
Why do I bring this up? Well, we can pretend that Amazon has no intent to abuse this capability, and will have no intent to do so in the future. However, once the capability is known, it may become a target by others. Let's say I am a large publisher who thinks that some of my books have been pirated. I sue Amazon to look for pirated books and to delete those they find.
This scenario may bother you or it may not -- after all if you have no pirated books you are not at risk. However, it is just one scenario where outsiders may be trying to peek into your ebook reader and controlling what is on it. I am sure you can think of other scenarios that would concern you.
I'm not sure I want an outsider (Amazon) to have the ability to reach into my reader, to see what I have (or even how I am using my reader), and to either just report back or to actually delete/take action on my reader.
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