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amezriOff to work. Blech. But before I leave, a couple of articles on the Sony rootkit situation.
Sony Folds Tent, Recalls CDs
Sony BMG, yielding to consumer concern, said on Wednesday it was recalling music CDs containing copy-protection software that acts like virus software and hides deep inside a computer.
That's very big of you. To, you know, recall a product you released that's effectively a virus and causes a system security breach.
Real Story of the Rogue Rootkit
The story to pay attention to here is the collusion between big media companies who try to control what we do on our computers and computer-security companies who are supposed to be protecting us.
Initial estimates are that more than half a million computers worldwide are infected with this Sony rootkit. Those are amazing infection numbers, making this one of the most serious internet epidemics of all time -- on a par with worms like Blaster, Slammer, Code Red and Nimda.
Sony Folds Tent, Recalls CDs
Sony BMG, yielding to consumer concern, said on Wednesday it was recalling music CDs containing copy-protection software that acts like virus software and hides deep inside a computer.
That's very big of you. To, you know, recall a product you released that's effectively a virus and causes a system security breach.
Real Story of the Rogue Rootkit
The story to pay attention to here is the collusion between big media companies who try to control what we do on our computers and computer-security companies who are supposed to be protecting us.
Initial estimates are that more than half a million computers worldwide are infected with this Sony rootkit. Those are amazing infection numbers, making this one of the most serious internet epidemics of all time -- on a par with worms like Blaster, Slammer, Code Red and Nimda.
