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Old November 16th, 2005, 02:35 AM
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Thumbs up Sony recalls risky 'rootkit' CDs
give this a read,are you a Sony CD victim
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5954154.html
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Old November 16th, 2005, 02:51 AM
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I've been following the story. Pretty ugly. They're doing the right thing (at least for the moment) by pulling them off the shelves but who knows what's next that you won't know about? I don't think they believe they did anything wrong, they just got caught.

I wonder if the gamers are rushing to get one before they're all pulled off the shelves.

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Old November 16th, 2005, 04:01 AM
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What I read about it was that the rootkit was only hazardous in NT OS's. In any other system it was merely hiding itself and not gathering data. Still a notion for alarm.
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Old November 16th, 2005, 06:21 AM
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That is why Sony and First 4 Internet must be force to shutdown and all they assets seize. Those two criminal element must be punish to the full extend of the law in every country they have commited crimes. They must be set as exemple that copy protection is simple not acceptable. It is technicly illegal in almost all country arrount the world. Copy protection as never work and will never work PERIOD. Sony should had lower the price of they music cd to fight piracy. not geving away they money to some crooked low-life parasite company like first 4 internet (or macrovision).
Duh, yeah dude, you sound like you what you are talking about.
I think your focus should be on.....let's see.....SPELLING?
Got this off the talkBack of the article. Couldn't resist like Snurfen could.
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