Richard Forno
Wed, 11 Jan 2006 05:42:52 -0800
>From the since1968 blog: http://since1968.com/article/153/itunes-is-watching
> As noted at TUAW, iTunes 6.0.2 contains a new feature: the MiniStore. It¹s > neat, at first. Sort of. > > But not really. > > Each time you play a different song, the MiniStore features information about > the artist currently playing, as well as ³Listeners Also Bought² Here¹s a > full size capture of Apple marketing in action: as you can see, I¹m playing > Mary J. Blige covering U2¹s ³One², and the MiniStore shows other albums from > Mary J. Blige and U2. > > This means, of course, that every single time I play a song the information is > sent back to Apple. You can turn off the MiniStore at the click of a button, > but it¹s not clear whether turning off the MiniStore is the same as turning > off the flow of data (one doubts it). And don¹t bother looking for a way to > turn this ³feature² off in the Preference pane: it¹s not there. < snip > However, users report that disabling the MiniStore option within the iTunes application, or blocking the app's network ports via LittleSnitch will fix this, but since I'm not running iTunes 6.X, I have not verified this yet. Reportedly, MiniStore ships enabled, meaning those who download and run iTunes 6.02 would be at-risk to this monitoring. -rf infowarrior.org You are a subscribed member of the infowarrior list. Visit www.infowarrior.org for list information or to unsubscribe. This message may be redistributed freely in its entirety. Any and all copyrights appearing in list messages are maintained by their respective owners.