Does Amazon know what's on my Kindle? - Page 2

HarryT · 12-15-2011, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Lets be clear, it is not just Amazon but all of the e-readers with WiFi are in the same position. This question and the responses are applicable to the Sony, Nook, Kobo and every other device with WiFi communication.

Perhaps not. The reason that the Kindle "talks" to Amazon's server is the facility which allows it to sync a book between devices. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe that other devices have this capability, do they?

Barty · 12-15-2011, 11:05 AM

They know everything you buy or email to your account, obviously. Deleting it from your account means nothing. They no doubt keep a separate record of your transactions. Could be a good thing in case of accidental deletion.

They *could* know what you put on your kindle via USB, if you ever turn on the wireless. Do they care or *want* to? Probably not.

Could someone else, like a government, rights holder, or a litigant, be interested in your info and want Amazon to hand it over? That seems to me the more likely scenario. Will Amazon go to bat for you and refuse to hand it over? That has yet to be tested.

(The most likely scenario is someone gets into your amazon account by for example figuring out your password and do all kinds of mischief. This is the danger with all online accounts)

Don't put stuff on there that you really want no one to know you have. Of course you have to balance with this consideration: is it any more secure sitting on your own computer?

ProfCrash · 12-15-2011, 11:15 AM

Sony and Nook can now Sync. At least that is my understanding.

susan_cassidy · 12-15-2011, 11:54 AM

Once, I was talking to Kindle Support, and they mentioned looking at my Kindle's log to see what was happening. I think under normal circumstances, no one would bother.

ProfCrash · 12-15-2011, 02:00 PM

The log they were looking at might not include the books that you have added or been reading. From what the posts above have said, nothing large enough to include that information has been observed leaving a Kindle and going to Amazon. It could be that they regularly getlog updates about specific firmware functions and the like.

12-15-2011, 11:05 AM	#17
Barty doofus Posts: 2,549 Karma: 13089041 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	They know everything you buy or email to your account, obviously. Deleting it from your account means nothing. They no doubt keep a separate record of your transactions. Could be a good thing in case of accidental deletion. They could know what you put on your kindle via USB, if you ever turn on the wireless. Do they care or want to? Probably not. Could someone else, like a government, rights holder, or a litigant, be interested in your info and want Amazon to hand it over? That seems to me the more likely scenario. Will Amazon go to bat for you and refuse to hand it over? That has yet to be tested. (The most likely scenario is someone gets into your amazon account by for example figuring out your password and do all kinds of mischief. This is the danger with all online accounts) Don't put stuff on there that you really want no one to know you have. Of course you have to balance with this consideration: is it any more secure sitting on your own computer? Last edited by Barty; 12-15-2011 at 11:09 AM.

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12-15-2011, 11:15 AM	#18
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Sony and Nook can now Sync. At least that is my understanding.

12-15-2011, 11:54 AM	#19
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	Once, I was talking to Kindle Support, and they mentioned looking at my Kindle's log to see what was happening. I think under normal circumstances, no one would bother.

12-15-2011, 02:00 PM	#20
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	The log they were looking at might not include the books that you have added or been reading. From what the posts above have said, nothing large enough to include that information has been observed leaving a Kindle and going to Amazon. It could be that they regularly getlog updates about specific firmware functions and the like.

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