Adobe Updates Digital Editions Following Privacy Controversy

  • 25 October 2014
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By Eduard Kovacs on October 24, 2014
 
In response to accusations that it's spying on users of the e-book reader application Adobe Digital Editions, Adobe Systems has released a new version of the software that addresses some of the reported issues.
Earlier this month, reports surfaced about Adobe collecting information from Digital Editions 4.0 users, including the books they read and the ones stored in their library. Researchers also noticed that all the data was sent back to Adobe's servers without being encrypted.
"Adobe Digital Editions allows users to view and manage eBooks and other digital publications across their preferred reading devices—whether they purchase or borrow them. All information collected from the user is collected solely for purposes such as license validation and to facilitate the implementation of different licensing models by publishers," Adobe said at the time.
"Additionally, this information is solely collected for the eBook currently being read by the user and not for any other eBook in the user’s library or read/available in any other reader. User privacy is very important to Adobe, and all data collection in Adobe Digital Editions is in line with the end user license agreement and the Adobe Privacy Policy," the company explained.
 
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