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Originally Posted by Shaggy
You're claiming that no kindles contain any eBooks, that all of the data is stored in Amazons server and never on the kindle?
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C'mon, you're a bright guy... re-read my post.
I'm saying first and foremost, it is
irrelevant where the data is stored. If you've already granted Amazon access to your device, it is legal for them to remove data. (They already do so, with default behavior for newspaper and magazine subscriptions.) And I was also trying to point out that many companies engage in the same types of data structures, with the same potential consequences (e.g. MMORPG's wiping your character).
Second, I'm pointing out that from a technical perspective, Amazon is not reaching out and scanning your device for unauthorized material. When you turn on Whispernet, it syncs data between what you have on your device (Kindle, iPhone) and what Amazon has on its servers. I.e. the change is actually executed on their servers.
Amazon deleted an entry in their databases; this in turn removed the book from the user's accounts. You turn on Whispernet, the data gets synced. New books show up, old newspapers get removed, bookmarks and "last page read" gets synced.
Since you are syncing your device with their databases, while again I can see the dislike for the process, I'm having a hard time seeing how this constitutes "unauthorized access."