The Inquirer-Home

New iTunes snoops on users

Privacy advocates scream
Mon Jan 16 2006, 06:19
THE LATEST version of Apple's iTunes software has been blasted by privacy advocates over its latest feature which will scan your music collection and recommends new songs for you to buy.

The Apple Ministore feature on eyeTunes has Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital rights advocacy group, worried about what the Cappuccino based outfit will do with all the data it collects.

Jason Schultz, staff attorney EFF, said Apple must have something to hide because it is refusing to say specifically what it does with the data.

A spokesApple said that Apple did not save or store any of the information used to create recommendations for the MiniStore. But you will just have to take his word on that.

More at the LA Times, here. µ

Share this:

Comments

There are no comments submitted yet. Do you have an interesting opinion? Then be the first to post a comment.

aboutus
Advertisement
Subscribe to INQ newsletters
Advertisement
INQ Poll

Authorities in several countries raided Megaupload recently, shut down all of its services, seized hundreds of servers and arrested several of its executives on criminal charges.

Do you think the move was justified?