10-07-2014, 11:06 AM | #31 |
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10-07-2014, 12:07 PM | #32 |
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Apparently ADE 2 is safe, also possibly version 3. Luckily I hadn't upgraded to the infested #4. But now I am very wary of anything with a spyware taint, be it intentional on Adobe's part or a really stupid programming screw up, so a substitute would be welcome.
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10-07-2014, 02:41 PM | #33 |
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Anyone concerned about buying books with DRM they can't remove should stick with ADE 2.x. At any time the books downloaded through ADE 3.x and 4.x could come with a new DRM scheme, once someone decides to flip a switch.
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10-07-2014, 03:04 PM | #34 | |
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The amount of vote-with-your-wallet boycoteers and prepared DRM-removers is to small a subset of the customer base to provoke a change. Maybe myriads of DRM-ignorant owners of older readers would be enough for building up a critical mass. This is why I wait for somebody pushing the big button. |
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10-07-2014, 03:24 PM | #35 |
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Does Amazon scan the contents of your Kindle and phone it home?
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10-07-2014, 03:31 PM | #36 |
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Perhaps the Kindle dev forum participants can answer more authoritatively, but I don't think so, beyond the data you'd expect in a cloud-synced system. I seem to recall claims of such over the years and never any proof, despite hackers monitoring device traffic and such.
So the conclusion seems clear: If Amazon is secretly spying on you, they're better at it than Adobe is! |
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10-07-2014, 03:42 PM | #39 |
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Older versions of ADE scan a device to add the books on that device to the local ADE library, but that is a different thing to sending information about books in the ADE library back to Adobe.
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10-07-2014, 03:47 PM | #40 |
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If you've already installed Adobe DE 4, would uninstalling the program be enough for it to stop sending data from your computer?
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10-07-2014, 03:56 PM | #41 |
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10-07-2014, 04:38 PM | #42 |
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Shouldn't it stop when you close ADE4???
Or is it installed as a "service". |
10-07-2014, 05:02 PM | #43 |
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10-07-2014, 05:17 PM | #44 |
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I knew there was a good reason I never wanted to install Adobe. Now I never will. Isn't scanning your computer without permission illegal like opening and reading someone's mail? Even the government would need a warrant. How could a business get away with it? Is this a sueable invasion of privacy?
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