I'm certain this type of data is tracked on most devices. In an optimistic outlook it drives a better customer experience because AMZN can capture trends in data to discover things like "oh people change the page forward too frequently accidentally" and track down root causes. In a pessimistic sense it can help target you based on how long you spend reading specific content and which content you highlight as a reader.
Generally every product I am aware of tracks interaction based data such as where someone clicks or taps and what context they are in. Consider things like `utm` parameters which suffix most links people click to determine the context they clicked on something and what they clicked on.
I do not see this as sinister. I imagine somewhere in settings one can turn this feature off but I don't know for sure.
* Disclaimer: I am currently employed at a subsidiary of Amazon. These views are my own.
Generally every product I am aware of tracks interaction based data such as where someone clicks or taps and what context they are in. Consider things like `utm` parameters which suffix most links people click to determine the context they clicked on something and what they clicked on.
I do not see this as sinister. I imagine somewhere in settings one can turn this feature off but I don't know for sure.
* Disclaimer: I am currently employed at a subsidiary of Amazon. These views are my own.