Posted by Don M. on 01/20/06 17:42

http://www.comcast.net/news/technology/index.jsp?cat=TECHNOLOGY&fn=/2006/01/19/307646.html
"Apple Computer Inc. has altered its iTunes software after users raised privacy concerns
over a new spy-like song-recommendation feature in the music jukebox program..."

If they had any regards for user privacy, they wouldn't release such "features" in the
first place.

<quote>
"Apple does not keep any information related to the contents of your music library."
<end quote>
IMO, they can keep information related to songs you're playing without contradicting
themselves, that is, they can collect information without tapping the contents of your
music library ...

I still haven't figured out why iTunes needs 42 characters for its iTunes_CDDB_IDs comment
in ID3 tags when Gracenote's CDDB_IDs need only 8.


Don

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