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The Dark Side of the Amazon Kindle Fire: Privacy Issues

Padvance senior editor Raymond Padilla discusses potential privacy issues of the Amazon Kindle Fire. Amazon already has tons of information on what its customers buy and like. The Kindle Fire is another way to extract better information for better target marketing. The Silk web browser, which processes a lot of information on the server side, is a new way to get more customer data. It looks like Facebook and Google have nothing compared to Amazon's info and its direct line to consumer wallets.

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spall034760d ago

yeah, my thoughts exactly.

Padvance4760d ago

The dark side of Fire: Lady Gaga album art.

Sahil4760d ago

The image makes you not wanna read the whole article, SCARY.

-Mezzo-4759d ago

Well isn't the Privacy an issue with almost everything.

rpad4758d ago

It depends on the user. Some people are uncomfortable with the way that Amazon, Facebook, and Google collect information. Some people are fine with it. Most people are unaware.

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You can now turn your Fire tablet into an Echo device with Show Mode

If you own an Amazon Fire tablet (we know you’re out there), we have some news for you. The company recently introduced the Show Mode Charging Dock for select Fire tablets. With it, you can turn your device into something closer to an Echo Show. For us that have a random Fire tablet lying around, this is a great update to give it more functionality.

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Amazon Coins arrive for Kindle Fire users

CNET: The e-commerce giant marks the launch by disbursing 500 free Amazon Coins -- which buys as much as does a $5 bill -- into the Amazon accounts of existing and new Kindle Fire customers in the U.S.

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Sony may be working on a 6.44-inch Nexus 7 competitor

Geek: After an image was uploaded to a Chinese forum site, rumors are swirling that Sony may be working on a 6.44-inch phablet to take on devices like the Galaxy Note and Huawei’s new 6-inch Ascend Mate. But at a half inch larger than the Huawei and just a half inch short of the Nexus 7, Galaxy Tab 7, and Kindle Fire, it’s quite possible Sony isn’t building this device to get in on the phablet action.

fatstarr4280d ago

why would they set themselves up for this...

Nexus pretty much locked that tablet sizing option down and then sony is in critical condition ...