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Security A to Z: Rootkits
November 27, 2006
Hackers aren't the only ones using rootkits. The Sony fiasco brought the toolkits into the mainstream.
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U.K. government rejects calls for DRM ban
February 20, 2007
Almost 1,500 sign anti-DRM petition, but U.K. officials say the technology, when certain safeguards are observed, still has value.
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Sony has far to go in rootkit case
December 20, 2006
Label settled with two states but still must negotiate with others for secretly loading antipiracy software onto computers.
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Sony BMG settles rootkit case with 39 states
December 21, 2006
Record label to pay $4.25 million a year after acknowledging that it secretly installed antipiracy software on music CDs.
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Sony CD protection sparks security concerns
November 1, 2005
Anticopying tools used by SonyBMG could be adapted by virus writers, researchers say.
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Siggraph: Taking on fair use, privacy and DRM
August 1, 2006
Sony, the Software Freedom Law Center and others weigh in on digital rights management.
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Sony rootkit settlement gets final nod
May 23, 2006
Record label must stop using controversial anticopying software and compensate customers, settlement says.
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Week in review: Hackers put heat on security
August 4, 2006
Black Hat attendees probed tech security to see what shakes out, especially from Microsoft trees.
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