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Kindle services leverage reading data to offer some nice features that traditional books can't offer: maintaining bookmarks and notes between devices, keeping all devices synced with the last read page, and more. It also shows ads and recommendations for next books to read on the kindle.
I was curious to know if the Kindle was only sending the data required for these services, or if other data about me was being sent.
Turns out, Kindle Collects a Ton of Data
The Kindle sends device information, usage metadata, and details about every interaction with the device (or app) while it's being used. All of this is linked directly to the reader account.
Opening the app, reading a book, flipping through a few pages, then closing the book sends over 100 requests to Amazon servers.
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Haha! That ain't the half of it, dear Patrick :)
We humans are getting so lazy, or so Google thinks, that we need someone or something to hold the phone for us while we get a second cup of Joe :)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/oct/01/hold-for-me-google-launches-ai-secretary-that-waits-on-hold-for-phone-users?CMP=fb_a-technology_b-gdntech
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