Anyone know of a privacy friendly alternative to Kindle?
I was just going to buy one, never register and keep it on airplane mode then sideload books via calibre from my pc but after reading this article I don’t want to run the risk of having all my data still being stored & then sent when i forget to keep airplane mode off
#privacy #cybersecurity
@buddha_314 @STORM I actually just replaced my Kindle with a Kobo Libra 2. I love the reader, but they also sell your info to third parties & affiliates. *sad face*
@orci @buddha_314 sad too, Kobo isn’t even available to purchase for my country, i might do research into flashing a kindle, maybe I can install lineage OS
@buddha_314 @orci Buying books isn’t an issue since I sail the seas 
if yk what i mean :)
@buddha_314 @STORM Totally. That's why I switched to Kobo. I hate the Amazon stranglehold on e-publishing.
@orci @buddha_314 pocket book seems better than kobo, but not available from their site for my country again lol but I’ll look around at local stores if they have it available
@orci @STORM Boox looks really good, but they're very expensive. I want the 10" so I can read journal articles easier https://www.boox.com/
@buddha_314 @orci damn they’re expensive lmfao
@buddha_314 @orci what book do you want @orci
@STORM @orci I'm sure I could find a pirated copy, but it seems right to support the guy: https://www.iospress.com/catalog/books/neuro-symbolic-artificial-intelligence-the-state-of-the-art #nerdalert
@buddha_314 @orci 
interesting, never heard of it before! Seems worthy of purchasing definitely but 140 is a lot for me π to spend on a single book
@buddha_314 Did you ever buy it
@buddha_314 Sadly not available for where I live but I might do research into seeing if its possible to flash lineage OS onto a kindle or something
@STORM The Mozilla Foundation recommends Pocketbook:
https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/pocketbook/
@ilyess @orci @STORM
I own a Pocketbook. As long as you are not online with the Pocketbook there is no way to track anything. You don't need to use their shop.
I download ebooks from different shops to my PC and then upload them to the Pocketbook using Calibre.
For me Pocketbook is still first choice because it can handle virtually any file format. Stay independant of specific dealers.
#barrierefreiheit #accessibility #a11y #privacy
@ItMightWork Yes that was my exact plan, pocketbook seems worth it
@STORM I'm looking at the Kobo, good for taking notes and uses PDFs well, but no direct experience yet https://www.kobo.com/