Sony Distributing Spyware
Nov 2, 2005 | 12:32 pm
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Sony Distributing Spyware
Sony Distributing Spyware
Sony, in their futile digital rights management efforts, has taken to playing dirty with the music CDs. Multiple security sources are confirming the existence of spyware in the form of rootkits on Sony's music CDs. This behavior is unethical in the eyes of many and the legality may be questionable as well...
http://www.securitypronews.com/insid...ngSpyware.html
Sony, in their futile digital rights management efforts, has taken to playing dirty with the music CDs. Multiple security sources are confirming the existence of spyware in the form of rootkits on Sony's music CDs. This behavior is unethical in the eyes of many and the legality may be questionable as well...
http://www.securitypronews.com/insid...ngSpyware.html
Nov 2, 2005 | 12:54 pm
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Dujp - this is already being discussed here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=488767
