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Reverse Engineer Finds Kindle's Hidden Features
bensafrickingenius writes "CNET's Crave site has an interesting article on Amazon's Kindle eBook reader, and the extensive reverse-engineering that fans of the device have accomplished. The site specifically points out the work of Igor Skochinsky at the Reversing Everything website. His work on the Kindle's Root Shell has revealed some fascinating goodies: 'Among the ones uncovered and described on his blog are a basic photo viewer, a minesweeper game, and most interesting, location technology that uses the Kindle's CDMA networking to pinpoint its position. There also are some basic location-based services that call up a Google Maps view to show where you are and nearby gas stations and restaurants.'"
OK, I'll admit that I don't know everything that this device might have been advertised to do, but my understanding is that it is an e-book reader. If that is the case, a built in tracking device that was not disclosed is WAY over the top in unacceptable behavior. Is it even legal to install tracking devices in peoples belongings without their knowledge? At the very least I would consider this stalking. Really, this is tin foil hat stuff. If people started complaining that they were being tracked by this device prior to it being proven it has tracking capabilities, everyone else would have thought the complainer was insane.
Oh come on, that was funny. Mods have no sense of humor today.
(Watch this get -1 Flamebait now.)
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