Why is syncing across devices not opt-in? Why doesn't Kindle tell you which data...

falcolas · on Aug 25, 2020

Sync is opt-in.

And, good question. It would be nice, though I'm sure they've buried it in their multi-page privacy doc somewhere.

EDIT: No, it's not opt-in. Reading failure on my part.

gambler · on Aug 25, 2020

>Sync is opt-in.

https://www.epubor.com/whispersync-for-kindle.html

"And "Whispersync for Books" is enabled on Kindle Fire, Kindle devices and apps by default."

https://smallbusiness.chron.com/amazon-whispernet-work-58992...

"Whispersync is on by default in all new Kindles, but you can turn off the option on individual devices if you have multiple readers attached to your account."

https://ebookfriendly.com/how-to-disable-data-collection-kin...

"How to disable data collection on your Kindle or Fire device"

falcolas · on Aug 25, 2020

Crud, I read that wrong; you're correct in that it's opt-out.

That said, given that it provides a high value to the end user (I use it daily), I personally don't mind.