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Originally Posted by bdjuf
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long live sony!
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Imagine what kind of shit is going to be loaded into the PS3?
Monday, November 21, 2005
Attorney General Abbott Brings First Enforcement Action In Nation Against Sony Bmg For Spyware Violations
Hidden technology allegedly makes computers vulnerable to viruses and hacking
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today sued SONY BMG Music Entertainment as the first state in the nation to bring legal action against SONY for illegal ?spyware.? The suit is also the first filed under the state?s spyware law of 2005. It alleges the company surreptitiously installed the spyware on millions of compact music discs (CDs) that consumers inserted into their computers when they play the CDs, which can compromise the systems.
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The Attorney General?s lawsuit alleges the New York-based company violated a new Texas law protecting consumers from the hidden spyware. The company accomplished this by using new technology on certain music CDs to install files onto consumers? computers that hide other files installed by SONY. This secret ?cloaking? component is installed without the knowledge of consumers and can cause their computers to become vulnerable to computer viruses and other forms of attack.
?SONY has engaged in a technological version of cloak and dagger deceit against consumers by hiding secret files on their computers,? said Attorney General Abbott. ?Consumers who purchased a SONY CD thought they were buying music. Instead, they received spyware that can damage a computer, subject it to viruses and expose the consumer to possible identity crime.?
http://www.oag.state.tx.us/oagNews/release.php?id=1266