iTunes files infected with identifying information

[Carnivore]

Take a look at http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle1871173.ece and http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...music-too.html

If true, this means iTunes is now embedding undisclosed tracking data into its music files, including e-mail addresses and other personal information, which of course is the definition of spyware.

Just because Apple is a huge, revered corporation shouldn't give it the right to spy on users and fail to disclose its practices. A year ago I said the same thing about Sony when I posted to this forum about them putting rootkits on their music CDs. A lot of people were quick to jump to Sony's defense, believing that company was above the level of the typical malware purveyor. That certainly didn't turn out to be the case though, as we all soon found out. The same holds true for Apple.

I strongly urge the developers to add infected iTunes files to their detection rules to warn users of their presence and allow them to take action.