Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Sony's Second 'Rootkit' DRM Patch Doesn't Hush Critics

Paul F. Roberts writes (rightly presenting the damning facts critical of Sony's RootkitGate), in eWeek:

Sony Corp. released yet another patch for its maligned digital rights management software on Tuesday, as the company fended off barbs from computer security experts.

Sony is being criticized for installing stealth programs, known as "rootkits," which harvest information and make unauthorized updates to customers' machines.

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