[geneven]

One interesting thing I learned about Amazon's policies is that you can not waive your right to download a book that you have purchased even if you want to.

I bought a book from Amazon that I'd just as soon not have listed forever on my account. So I wrote to Amazon and asked if they would delete it -- it was ok with me if I could no longer download it. Amazon refused.

So, for the rest of my life, that book will be available to government snooping if, say, a court order is issued for that information. As you know, if I had purchased the same book in a bookstore, I would not even have had to identify myself when making the purchase, so I would not have to worry about being identified as an owner of the book.

In some hypothetical intolerant government of the future, be it left-wing or right-wing, my purchase could be of interest. This is something to keep in mind when dealing with Amazon. Amazon keeps a permanent record of your purchases and will not ever protect your privacy to the extent of getting rid of the information it has on you, even if it doesn't need that information.