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There was a range of responses from library technology vendors. Some vendors tried to argue that personal data collection was necessary to improve user experience; that servers need specific user data in order to sync ebooks across devices, allowing readers to switch devices without losing their place. I have several problems with this justification: First, I'm not aware of many platforms doing page sync and, more importantly, personal information is not required to do any of these functions. Others have shifted the blame onto the libraries and publishers, arguing that they need the personal data to track usage for future purchases. Perhaps usage data is needed, but they need aggregate data, not individual data. So, also not true.
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