Privacy and eReading Part 2: Amazon, BN, Kobo & Sony

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The following is a summary of the data collected by Amazon, BN, Kobo, and Sony. According to the EFF charts compiled in 2010, the safest way to read is to download books to Adobe Digital Editions because ADE does not track your reading habits. Your purchasing data, however, is still compiled by the various retailers.

The summary is divided by type and then whether the retailer collects the data.

Overview

Amazon (privacy policy): collects “your name, address, and phone nu...