dartainia used our newssubmit to tell us that Microsoft's new version of its popular Media Player software is logging the songs and movies that customers play:
The system creates a list on each computer that could be a treasure for marketing companies, lawyers or others. Microsoft says it has no plans to sell the data collected by Media Player 8, which comes free with the Windows XP operating system.
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Privacy experts said they feared the log file could be used by investigators, divorce lawyers, snooping family members, marketing companies or others interested in learning about a person's entertainment habits. It also could be used to make sure users have paid for the music or movie, and have not made an illegal copy.
Well nothing a good firewall or Windows XP AntiSpy can't fix, right? Read the full story here.
Source: SignOnSanDiego.com
