> E-books are becoming told off corporate surveillance<p>Perhaps it's a small point, but the title is wrong imo. There's no <i>becoming</i> about it, this was a major point all along, from inception. Just like mobiles are spying devices (updated so that batteries are non removable now), like smart meters, like electric cars, etc.<p>Some of us have known and talked about the level of spouting being baked into hardware for a long time. This sort of intrusion was telegraphed, but missed by most technology fans, who have misplaced their faith with government and corporations.