Some of the issue at stake here has come up before in public libraries. The Federal government wanted local libraries to keep tabs on who was reading what, in the hopes that data mining this information would point to potential terrorists. The problem here is that it violates your civil liberties, and while the stated purpose may seem like an acceptable intrusion that doesn't mean that there will be some eventual creep on what that information is used for, nor can you be sure that a third party won't gain access to that information without your consent. For entities such as Amazon, it's actually a bit beneficial. They tailor their suggestions of new merchandise to you based on your prior purchasing history. Nothing new there, just extend that to what you read on the Kindle. Unfortunately, it's not limited to that; they save all your searches, how you use your Kindle, and everything you place on your profile (information replaced by updates is retained by Amazon- once you post it, they keep it). Other services retain even more information; some provide the ability to 'opt out' of some information harvesting, but it's not always clear on if and how to do so. I personally don't enjoy the idea that someone is keeping tabs on me. Call it paranoia or antisocialism, but it's of no concern to Amazon how I use my Kindle. I welcome the suggested titles, but beyond that I'd rather keep the camel's nose out of the tent.
On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 11:52 AM, James Peluso <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't see what the big deal is. > > On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Link: >> http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/27/e-reader-privacy-policies-compared-big-kindle-is-watching-you/ >> (via shareaholic) >> >> I guess this proves there's a downside to everything. >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >> >> > > > > -- > Jim > > blog ~ http://blog.k12virtualization.com > "Keep moving Forward" > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
