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Originally Posted by FragFrog
To be frank, I rather not have some random company integrate a cellphone chip into my reader, especially not when that connection is always on and can be used to manipulate its contents (just consider this: if they can delete a book remotely, would they not also be able to read anything you annotate on there? And track where you are? Call me mister paranoid if you like..). WiFi, now that's another matter, alas it is too late for me since I already purchased a reader without it.
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With the Kindle, the connection is not always on. You turn it on and off at will.
I'd actually be more concerned about today's cell phones (though I'm not) than ebook readers. You can easily be tracked and who knows, maybe they track your phone internet surfing and maybe listen in on your calls.