Don't forget to stop looking up the recipe for ricin, too... On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 1:04 PM, James Peluso <[email protected]> wrote: > hmm I get what your saying. Big brother watching, Orwellian and all. I > think that the book suggestions is the most important piece of this puzzle. > I guess I'll stop using my kindle to search for the anarchist cook book, the > art of war, Do it yourself gunpowder cookbook, and Explosives and > demolitions. > > Why is the world slowly becoming more and more like War Games. Damn you > Joshua and your voice. > > > > > On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 12:18 PM, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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. >> >> > > > > -- > 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. >
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