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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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On a Kindle, every time the wireless is turned on, Amazon makes a copy of the notes and clippings that have been made.
This is a double-edged sword. If you have a system failure and lose your notes, they can always be retrieved from the Kindle account. This is a big plus!
The other side of this coin is the lack of privacy. If Amazon has my personal notes and clippings, others can obtain them as well, either by hacking or court order.