Lost/Stolen Kindle procedure - Page 3

daffy4u · 11-18-2010, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by charonme

It's frightening that Amazon can just "deactivate" a particular kindle like that and it's also frightening that it's possible to cause charges being made to the original owner's credit card just by using his device.

I don't consider the deactivation by Amazon to be a bad thing. It's a good then that helps prevent the original owner from being charged for items he/she did not purchase.

You might want to read this about lost/stolen Kindles in the Kindle Myths and Partial Truths wiki (which I know needs to be updated). It should ease your mind.

charonme · 11-18-2010, 11:49 AM

It's not a bad thing if it got stolen. It is a bad thing if they can do it without your explicit consent even if it was not stolen.

daffy4u · 11-18-2010, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by charonme

It's not a bad thing if it got stolen. It is a bad thing if they can do it without your explicit consent even if it was not stolen.

Do you believe they will? Your cell phone provider can do the same thing so can your credit card issuer.

charonme · 11-19-2010, 03:23 AM

you're right that I'm sounding overly paranoid and thank you for saying it so subtly and politely

They don't do it with credit cards and cell phone providers here (yet) (maybe they do it in china or belarus?), but they already do it with ISPs in some western european countries and it seems the occurrences will only increase

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11-18-2010, 11:49 AM	#32
charonme Zealot Posts: 103 Karma: 11904 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: K3	It's not a bad thing if it got stolen. It is a bad thing if they can do it without your explicit consent even if it was not stolen.

11-19-2010, 03:23 AM	#34
charonme Zealot Posts: 103 Karma: 11904 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: K3	you're right that I'm sounding overly paranoid and thank you for saying it so subtly and politely They don't do it with credit cards and cell phone providers here (yet) (maybe they do it in china or belarus?), but they already do it with ISPs in some western european countries and it seems the occurrences will only increase

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