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Archive for November, 2005

Sony, Rootkits and Digital Rights Management Gone Too Far

Mark Russinovich from Sysinternals has discovered that Sony BMG uses rootkit technology and modifies your Windows kernel to stop you copying their CDs. The rootkit cannot be uninstalled and attempts to do so will disable access to your CD player. Also, it has been noted that the software is poorly written and is the cause [...]

Is privacy possible in the digital age?

Is privacy possible in the digital age?