| Digital Update #5: Apple’s DRM-Free Files Record Personal Info | |
This showed up on CNN and since their recently added Story Highlights are so informative:
• Group: Personal data on iTunes songs raises privacy issues
• Personal data remains on DRM-free iTunes tracks
• DRM tech puts a software lock on digital songs or movies
• Data could be used to trace copies to file-sharing networks
Mmmmmm….maybe read the full article or visit:
Apple hides account info in DRM-free music, too - ars technica
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< ![CDATA[PDF book publishers do the same thing with their files. I was reading an interesting comparison of "anonymity" versus "privacy"...and I think the lines do get blurred in this debate:
Regarding iTunes Plus Metadata | Daring Fireball
I am not sure I totally think this is a good move for Apple, but then again I don’t think it is really a privacy concern either.]]>
< ![CDATA[I don't think it's much of a privacy issue at all - and consider what you can find out about most people today of their own accord thanks to myspace, facebook and blogs.
I do think Apple should state a reason for doing so though.]]>
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