Sony's Digital Rights Management (DRM) Challenged
While not publicly admitting blame for distributing a rootkit, providing no uninstall for the DRM software, implementing a music player that sends information to Sony's site, and supplying a remotely-exploitable ActiveX control for the on-line uninstall they eventually made available - all without any disclosure to users - they have come close.
Sony BMG’s site now includes a prominent link on its front page, “INFORMATION ON XCP CONTENT PROTECTION,” that takes visitors to a page with a statement from Sony that declares its concern over the security issues raised by its software. The first paragraph points out that Sony licensed the software from First 4 Internet, which while true, does not hold Sony any less responsible for its use of the software or the contents of the End User License Agreement (EULA).
[via Sysinternals - Sony's Digital Rights Management (DRM) Challenged]
Nov 16 - 
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