▲ 135 ▼ E-books are fast becoming tools of corporate surveillance (www.fastcompany.com) submitted 2 years ago by minnix@lemux.minnix.dev to c/privacy@lemmy.ml 57 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Charliebeans@slrpnk.net 71 points 2 years ago (5 children) Issue is reading device, not ebooks. I recommend pocketbook as better alternative to kindle. permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) I've never let my kindle connect to wifi. Mostly because of the tracking shit (that I now know they definitely do) but also so Amazon doesn't brick it with an "update". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) You can block all their advertising, telemetry and even their software update domains with pi hole. The older readers allow you to set hardcoded DNS to your pi hole server. Not sure if the newer Kindle Fires and Paperwhites do or not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago If supported by your router, you can redirect any errant DNS queries back to your specified DNS server. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) From the technical side, they run two 3.x kernel systems on their readers and the sdk was not touched since 2018. Which is why i bought a Android eInk, despite being from the same country like PB. But i think they are more UI-centric and that part seems to be great, together with long battery life, stability and openness. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Charliebeans@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) How is the battery of android based readers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Way worse. Long battery live wasn't a requirement for my usecase. PocketBook apparently holds weeks there. I you only want a reader, PB is the better choice. I wanted nextcloud sync (although there's a community app for PB) and general hackability of the software, which is why Android. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Charliebeans@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago Thanks for sharing! For me long battery life is a must, I have enough devices to worry about, I dont want to often charge my book… Pocketbook has amazing battery life and its one of the reason why I love it so much! permalink fedilink source parent [–] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Sage runs Android? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 1 point 2 years ago No, it doesn't. I confused it, because i looked at the sage prior, respektive, at the Tolino counterpart. Got then an Onyx. permalink fedilink source parent [–] emptyother@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago A cookie banner with "Yes track me" and "Choose how much you want us to track you" button (on the retailer for my country, doesn't seem to appear on the dot com site) doesn't inspire confidence. Hows their ink screens? I stayed with kindle primarily for their paperwhite, which is darn comfortable even in direct sunlight. permalink fedilink source parent [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Capitalism has failed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] owlinsight@lemm.ee 22 points 2 years ago That's not true. The rich are extremely rich and with immense amount of power and influence, while the working class has little to nothing. That's capitalism working perfectly as designed, my friend permalink fedilink source parent [–] Libb@jlai.lu 1 point 2 years ago 100% agree. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) I've never let my kindle connect to wifi. Mostly because of the tracking shit (that I now know they definitely do) but also so Amazon doesn't brick it with an "update". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) You can block all their advertising, telemetry and even their software update domains with pi hole. The older readers allow you to set hardcoded DNS to your pi hole server. Not sure if the newer Kindle Fires and Paperwhites do or not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago If supported by your router, you can redirect any errant DNS queries back to your specified DNS server. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) You can block all their advertising, telemetry and even their software update domains with pi hole. The older readers allow you to set hardcoded DNS to your pi hole server. Not sure if the newer Kindle Fires and Paperwhites do or not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago If supported by your router, you can redirect any errant DNS queries back to your specified DNS server. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago If supported by your router, you can redirect any errant DNS queries back to your specified DNS server. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) From the technical side, they run two 3.x kernel systems on their readers and the sdk was not touched since 2018. Which is why i bought a Android eInk, despite being from the same country like PB. But i think they are more UI-centric and that part seems to be great, together with long battery life, stability and openness. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Charliebeans@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) How is the battery of android based readers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Way worse. Long battery live wasn't a requirement for my usecase. PocketBook apparently holds weeks there. I you only want a reader, PB is the better choice. I wanted nextcloud sync (although there's a community app for PB) and general hackability of the software, which is why Android. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Charliebeans@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago Thanks for sharing! For me long battery life is a must, I have enough devices to worry about, I dont want to often charge my book… Pocketbook has amazing battery life and its one of the reason why I love it so much! permalink fedilink source parent [–] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Sage runs Android? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 1 point 2 years ago No, it doesn't. I confused it, because i looked at the sage prior, respektive, at the Tolino counterpart. Got then an Onyx. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Charliebeans@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) How is the battery of android based readers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Way worse. Long battery live wasn't a requirement for my usecase. PocketBook apparently holds weeks there. I you only want a reader, PB is the better choice. I wanted nextcloud sync (although there's a community app for PB) and general hackability of the software, which is why Android. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Charliebeans@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago Thanks for sharing! For me long battery life is a must, I have enough devices to worry about, I dont want to often charge my book… Pocketbook has amazing battery life and its one of the reason why I love it so much! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Way worse. Long battery live wasn't a requirement for my usecase. PocketBook apparently holds weeks there. I you only want a reader, PB is the better choice. I wanted nextcloud sync (although there's a community app for PB) and general hackability of the software, which is why Android. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Charliebeans@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago Thanks for sharing! For me long battery life is a must, I have enough devices to worry about, I dont want to often charge my book… Pocketbook has amazing battery life and its one of the reason why I love it so much! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Charliebeans@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago Thanks for sharing! For me long battery life is a must, I have enough devices to worry about, I dont want to often charge my book… Pocketbook has amazing battery life and its one of the reason why I love it so much! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Sage runs Android? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 1 point 2 years ago No, it doesn't. I confused it, because i looked at the sage prior, respektive, at the Tolino counterpart. Got then an Onyx. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 1 point 2 years ago No, it doesn't. I confused it, because i looked at the sage prior, respektive, at the Tolino counterpart. Got then an Onyx. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] emptyother@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago A cookie banner with "Yes track me" and "Choose how much you want us to track you" button (on the retailer for my country, doesn't seem to appear on the dot com site) doesn't inspire confidence. Hows their ink screens? I stayed with kindle primarily for their paperwhite, which is darn comfortable even in direct sunlight. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Capitalism has failed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] owlinsight@lemm.ee 22 points 2 years ago That's not true. The rich are extremely rich and with immense amount of power and influence, while the working class has little to nothing. That's capitalism working perfectly as designed, my friend permalink fedilink source parent
[–] owlinsight@lemm.ee 22 points 2 years ago That's not true. The rich are extremely rich and with immense amount of power and influence, while the working class has little to nothing. That's capitalism working perfectly as designed, my friend permalink fedilink source parent