On Wed, 08 Oct 2014 19:24:09 +0100 Graham Cobb <[email protected]> wrote:
> It has been reported > (http://the-digital-reader.com/2014/10/06/adobe-spying-users-collecting-data-ebook-libraries/) > that Adobe Digital Editions 4 is spyware: it not only sends back to base > all actions you take while reading, but it also searches your hard disk > and uploads the metadata for all books on your hard disk! > > Of course, Adobe Digital Editions is required if you wish to read a book > which has been protected with Adobe DRM. However, nothing in the > purchase agreement for the ebook said I agreed to spyware searching my > hard disk. and the licence for Adobe Digital Editions ? > So, can this form the basis of a "complaint to the Secretary of State" > about Adobe DRM in order to be granted permission to circumvent Adobe DRM? See Bladerunner "little people" If you break into Adobe they'll bust you, extradite you to the USA without due process and bang you up until you give in to a plea bargain, but your chances of getting the UK data protection regime to care about the reverse one iota are pretty much nil. Likewise I somehow doubt the police will care about a complaint either. > Anyone any idea how to go about that? Make sure people affected in a different country either file lawsuits or bring complaints. Germany for example or US class action lawsuits. Alan -- Please support ORG's work - join and help fund our future: https://www.openrightsgroup.org/join To unsubscribe, send a blank email to [email protected] or use https://lists.openrightsgroup.org/listinfo/org-discuss
