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Kent Walters · 09-09-2009, 12:54 AM

emellaich,

This whole thing seems rather Orwellian to me;

First-- Ref: delete unBook *Orwell* ALL.
Then-- Ref: retore Book *Orwell* SOME.

Does it bother anyone that they Copied what they deleted from their costomer's Kindles? Why would they copy anyone's notes?

I'm glad that you are happy with your Kindle, but nobody can get into my stuff without my permission, or stealing my hardware (I have an iRex DR1000s and an Astak EZReader, and I'm quite happy with them).

Kent Walters

(Next day)
I woke up in the middle of the night with the realization that Amazon hadn't copied anything--they had merely removed the filename from the directory (like on any other computer; Duh!). As long as the file's space had not been overwritten, the file could be easily and completely restored. I couldn't understand why they would bother...

Still I don't like the idea of anyone having such access and potential control of my files.

Me

09-09-2009, 12:54 AM	#51
Kent Walters Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 92 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern California, USA Device: iRex DR1000S, Astak EZreader (Hanlin V3)	emellaich, This whole thing seems rather Orwellian to me; First-- Ref: delete unBook Orwell ALL. Then-- Ref: retore Book Orwell SOME. Does it bother anyone that they Copied what they deleted from their costomer's Kindles? Why would they copy anyone's notes? I'm glad that you are happy with your Kindle, but nobody can get into my stuff without my permission, or stealing my hardware (I have an iRex DR1000s and an Astak EZReader, and I'm quite happy with them). Kent Walters (Next day) I woke up in the middle of the night with the realization that Amazon hadn't copied anything--they had merely removed the filename from the directory (like on any other computer; Duh!). As long as the file's space had not been overwritten, the file could be easily and completely restored. I couldn't understand why they would bother... Still I don't like the idea of anyone having such access and potential control of my files. Me Last edited by Kent Walters; 09-09-2009 at 06:28 PM. Reason: Second thoughts...