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Posted by Goro on 11/18/05 14:18
SBFan2000 wrote:
> Those "Fat Americans" you speak of are not complaining about copy
> protection, their complaining about stuff being installed on their system
> without their knowledge. How would you like it if someone came into your
> house and put child porn on your computer without you knowledge? How would
> your significant other like it?
>
> Sonys hardware has been shit for the past several years. The current big
> wigs are making some majorly stupid decisions and now they are installing
> spyware/malware with knowledge of the owner. Most likely they'll survive
> but no company is invinceable, ask the employees at Enron. Sony needs to
> put out a removal program for the malware, issue an apology, and start
> making hardware that works and is in step with their once excellent
> reputation. I use to buy nothing but sony but after failure of MANY devices
> I'll now buy anything but Sony!
Well, to be fair, Sony HAS put out a removal program. Unfortunately,
the removal program leaves larger security holes in it than the XCP
itself, incluidng (apparently), the ability of any website to run
unsigned code on your computer. The initial examples are of websites
able to cause your computer to reboot.
-goro-
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