More on the Sony RootkitGate Saga

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Sony apparently just doesn't get it.

Paul F. Roberts writes (rightly presenting the damning
facts critical of Sony's RootkitGate), in eWeek:

[snip]

Sony Corp. released yet another patch for its maligned digital rights management software on Tuesday, as the company 
fended off barbs from computer security experts.

Sony is being criticized for installing stealth programs, known as "rootkits," which harvest information and make 
unauthorized updates to customers' machines.

[snip]

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1883820,00.asp

- ferg


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