Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 10:38 am
As long as they don't tamper with my Prussian Blue CD's, I don't care.
From GRC's Security Now with Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson:
I listen weekly to the "Security Now" via grc.com to get insights into some of the stuff going on in this arena.Episode #12 | 03 Nov 2005 | 24 min.
Sony's "Rootkit Technology" DRM (copy protection gone bad)
Leo and I discuss details and consequences of Sony Corporation's alarming "Rootkit" DRM (digital rights management) copy protection scheme. This poorly written software unnecessarily employs classic rootkit technology (see episode #9) to hide from its users after installation. It can not be uninstalled easily, it can be easily misused for malicious purposes, and it has been implicated in many repeated BSOD "blue screen of death" PC crashes.
