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The problem with this is as I see it ...
... is not what they are doing but the fact that they don't explain what they are doing and allow the user to opt out during the install. They should get permission from the user before gathering any data from the customer in much the same way MP10 does.
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Well, unlike Sony  Boot_Agnostic | 01/12/06
The problem with this is as I see it ...  ShadeTree | 01/12/06
Exactly right!  tic swayback | 01/12/06
Tic,  nomorems | 01/12/06
Lots of ways to do it  tic swayback | 01/12/06
What I don't understand Tic is that since the user  Laff | 01/12/06
Not just iTunes songs  tic swayback | 01/12/06
Not only that  voska | 01/12/06
tracking usage/purchasing patterns  Jeff Spicoli | 01/12/06
yup  Jeff Spicoli | 01/12/06
He doesn't realize  Rick_K | 01/13/06
Don't see a problem with it.  Denk | 01/12/06
Re: Don't see a problem with it.  yyuko@... | 01/12/06
That's valuable information  tic swayback | 01/12/06
Depends  tekspek1 | 01/12/06
That's valuable  tic swayback | 01/13/06
Uh huh ...  worknman | 01/12/06
M$ and Apple are spying on you!  Linux Geek | 01/12/06
Big Picture  tekspek1 | 01/12/06
Windows Geek here has a point  John Zern | 01/13/06
Haven't seen any apologists  tic swayback | 01/12/06
Just an FYI  Rick_K | 01/12/06
yup  Jeff Spicoli | 01/12/06
And other companies too  Boot_Agnostic | 01/13/06
Actually you are asked the first time ...  ShadeTree | 01/13/06
Does windows update ask?  Rick_K | 01/13/06
Windows Update does not send information ...  ShadeTree | 01/13/06
naive as always  Jeff Spicoli | 01/13/06
I know this because I have analyzed ...  ShadeTree | 01/13/06
Really now?  Rick_K | 01/13/06
Just exactly how do you know that it is any ...  ShadeTree | 01/13/06
So you suggest Apple is just as bad as MS?  NonZealot | 01/13/06
No  Rick_K | 01/13/06
No Apologies  tekspek1 | 01/12/06
And I don't download illegal files..  nomorems | 01/12/06
...And I do, and kinda care less...  tallguy779 | 01/12/06
Who would then know  voska | 01/12/06
You paid the copyright holder for it  nomorems | 01/12/06
Not too long ago.....  OmarHash | 01/12/06
To be perfectly clear  altagracia | 01/12/06
How?  tic swayback | 01/12/06
meta tags  Len Rooney | 01/12/06
Itunes mini store  Steven Haskayne | 12/30/06
Does it report ownership of the MP3  duclod | 01/12/06
most likely  Jeff Spicoli | 01/12/06
Just the Ipod are all hard drives?  duclod | 01/12/06
I'm sure they check the whole drive  Jeff Spicoli | 01/13/06
most likely no  altagracia | 01/13/06
Wow. Everybody's getting upset  John Zern | 01/13/06
Not at all  tic swayback | 01/13/06
How are they...  TheCrow_z | 01/13/06
I saw no notice in my iTunes window  tic swayback | 01/13/06
Not a factor  Rick_K | 01/13/06
The Crash reporter you refer to ...  ShadeTree | 01/13/06
How naive  Rick_K | 01/13/06
Prove it!  ShadeTree | 01/13/06
That's easy  Rick_K | 01/13/06
Not so fast!  ShadeTree | 01/13/06
What are these reasons?  Rick_K | 01/13/06
Network devices advertise their ...  ShadeTree | 01/13/06
Microsoft demos advertising lab  Rick_K | 01/13/06
No we don't know where the information ...  ShadeTree | 01/13/06
I don't know about you,  nomorems | 01/13/06
Spyware defeats Advocates  MIS Master | 01/13/06
iTunes is an evil DRM VIRUS. Apple is not on your side!!!  xunil skcor | 01/13/06
Differentiate between iTunes and the iTunes Music Store  tic swayback | 01/13/06
Ummm.  nomorems | 01/13/06
Rather stick with old version....  oldapps@... | 01/15/06

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