Thursday, January 12, 2006

Apple Enters the Privacy Arena

So it seems that the new Apple iPod 6.0.2, could be reporting your listening habits back to the core, and this opens up the the whole privacy issue, which got Sony in so much trouble late last year. According to betanews.com

A "Mini Store" pane has been added to the main iTunes window that provides more information on the song being played, as well as additional available tracks from the artist, and a list of other songs that users who own the track have bought.

This information may not be transmitted to or from your computer after the initial purchase, but could also be imbedded in the music file when it is downloaded. It seems so far, that it is only a one way communication from Apple to the iPod user, but it certainly opens up the two-way door and is worth keeping on eye on this situation.

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