RE: SLA-SF: Sony CD warning

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From: Montes, Eric M. (emmontes@townsend.com)
Date: Tue Nov 29 2005 - 09:15:02 PST


Subject: RE: SLA-SF: Sony CD warning
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 09:15:02 -0800
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From: "Montes, Eric M." <emmontes@townsend.com>

Just as a follow up. Here is a list of all the Recalled Sony/BMG CDs
containing the Copy protection software.

http://cp.sonybmg.com/xcp/english/titles.html

-----Original Message-----
From: SLA-SF@exploratorium.edu [mailto:SLA-SF@exploratorium.edu] On
Behalf Of Deb Hunt
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 8:31 PM
To: SLA-SF@exploratorium.edu
Subject: SLA-SF: Sony CD warning

Just in case you haven't heard, Sony has installed a Rootkit on its
music
CDs (bad news for your computer).

This was publicized on SlashDot a few weeks ago and is all over the news

still. For example, see:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1887181,00.asp

and here is a good short version:
http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051118/NEWS/5
11180343/1043/OPINION01

Deb

Deborah Hunt
Senior Information Specialist
Exploratorium http://www.exploratorium.edu
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