No Recovery Options for Lost or Stolen Kindles

Gadgets are getting harder to steal these days, thanks to location-tracking services and remote wipe features, but that’s not the case with Amazon’s Kindle e-readers. One owner’s horror story, recited to Ars Technica, reveals that there aren’t any options for tracking or wiping the device from afar. In some ways, it’s understandable, as Amazon’s past Big Brother tendencies made customers a little leery of control from the mothership, but for such an expensive device, it’d help to know that you’re not totally out of luck should it disappear. Alas, it seems you’ve got little choice but to get laughed at by the cops for coming in with no leads. [via Ars Technica]