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E-reader privacy policies compared: Big Kindle is watching you

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It’s definitely shaping up to be the year of e-book readers: the Amazon Kindle is flying off (virtual) shelves, and we’d expect the Barnes & Noble Nook to start moving at a decent clip once the kinks get worked out. But any device with an always-on 3G connection to a central server raises some privacy questions, especially when it can broadcast granular, specific data about what you’re r...


224 words published on 2009-12-28 at 06:17:56 by gadget with 0 comments
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Pikavu GPS tracker teaches kids to abandon privacy for safety

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You can’t put a price on your child’s well-being -- but if you could, we’re guessing that it’d fall a little short of the €990 (roughly $1,440) that’s being charged for the Pikavu Express Locator. A child-friendly (read: gaudy) take on the Keruve GPS tracker being used to keep track of Alzheimer’s patients, the package includes a water- and impact-resistant watch that locks to you...


661 words published on 2009-12-17 at 06:30:21 by gadget with 0 comments
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