http://blog.robgarrett.com/2005/11/17/sony-is-still-advising-users-to-install-their-rootkit/ Software and Technology Tid-bits Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:06:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.robgarrett.com/2005/11/17/sony-is-still-advising-users-to-install-their-rootkit/#comment-293 Wed, 23 Nov 2005 12:55:00 +0000 /cs/blogs/software/archive/2005/11/17/1711.aspx#comment-293 That’s Priceless :)

]]> http://blog.robgarrett.com/2005/11/17/sony-is-still-advising-users-to-install-their-rootkit/#comment-292 Tue, 22 Nov 2005 14:25:00 +0000 /cs/blogs/software/archive/2005/11/17/1711.aspx#comment-292 Looks like it’s another protection you can fool with a bit of tape or a marker:
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<br>&quot;What makes the Sony BMG incident even more unfortunate is that the DRM technology can be defeated easily. Gartner has identified one simple technique: The user simply applies a fingernail-sized piece of opaque tape to the outer edge of the disc, rendering session 2 — which contains the self-loading DRM software — unreadable. The PC then treats the CD as an ordinary single-session music CD, and the commonly used CD &quot;rip&quot; programs continue to work as usual.&quot;
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<br><a target=”_new” href=”http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=136331″>http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=136331</a&gt;

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