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Originally Posted by BigWaffles
Agreed, that will give them stats on what I've purchased. I'm more concerned about them looking into my device and seeing what I've highlighted, annotated or even reading notes I've taken (or deleting them). Whispernet is not the way I want to go. It's not about them knowing what I've purchased, it's about them tracking what I've done afterwards.
I’m not a conspiracy theorist by any stretch, but there are a couple of threads around here that give me concern about using Whispernet. One thread is about Amazon.com deleting items from people's Kindles without notice (copyright issues), another interesting thread outlines the contents of the System Log file that the Kindle regularly sends to Amazon.com. The file includes some very interesting information (including the geographical location of the device). I don’t believe for a minute that Amazon.com would use this info in a negative way, but why make it available to tempt someone.
Just my warped perspective.
C.P.T.
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I can certainly understand wanting to keep people out of your reading and note taking. I made sure that the first copy of the Communist Manifesto that I picked up was from college friend who couldn't sell his back to the book store for more than a bit of change, so I know where you're coming from. Since then I have had a rather big mouth, broadcasting my opinions across the web where anyone could read them. Since I'm sure I'm already on a certain number of watch lists I don't even bother any more.
And in light of Amazon's Whispernet erasures I have made sure that I back up my downloads where Amazon couldn't get at them that way!
