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Will Your CD Player Tell on You?

Posted by chrisd on from the autorun-away dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Ever feel like not being a marketing statistic? Well just by playing certain store-bought compact discs in your home or office computer, your new music disc may be transmitting your listening habits in real time to the respective record company...." Charming. Read on for more... Anonymous Continues: "A company by the name of Bandlink is providing technology to record companies that allows a cd played in a personal computer to contact their server and relate statistics such as what track you're listening to and when you're listening to them. This information is then compiled into customizable reports that allow the record company to develop "User Profiles". There are benefits listed for the consumer such as cd-specific chatrooms, concert information, etc but the question remains: What's your price for privacy? The only indication that the cd you're purchasing is Bandlink "enabled/disabled" is a small logo on the packaging. There is no mention of a opt in/opt out agreement when the cd is inserted on the website and none was displayed in a personal demonstration.

Favorite quote from their website: "Virtually any information you want to know about your fan or the quality of your release can be obtained.""

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  1. Re:IN SOVIET RUSSIA by Bendebecker · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I think your putting a little too much thought into the soviet russia thing.

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  2. Re:IN SOVIET RUSSIA by David+Walker · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    OWNED

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  3. Hello by No+More+Soviets · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I am a "Soviet Russia" Troll Blacklist. Please subscribe to me. Thanks.

  4. HOW MUCH IS THE FISH? by an+unoriginal+troll · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The chase is better the the catch.

    Transforming the tunes we need your support
    if you've got the breath back.
    It's the first page of the second chapter!
    I want you back for the rhythm-attack coming down on the floor like a maniac.
    I want you back for the rhythm-attack. Get down in full effect!
    I want you back for the rhythm-attack coming down on the floor like a maniac.
    I want you back so clean up the dish.
    By the way, how much is the fish?!!
    How much is the fish?!!
    Here we go, here we go, here we go again!!
    Yeeah!!
    Sunshine in the air!!

    We're breaking the rules. Ignore the machine.
    You won't ever stop this.
    The chase is better than the catch!
    I want you back for the rhythm-attack coming down on the floor like a maniac.
    I want you back for the rhythm-attack. Get down in full effect!
    I want you back for the rhythm-attack coming down on the floor like a maniac.
    I want you back so clean up the dish.
    By the way, how much is the fish?!!

    How much is the fish?!!
    Yeeehaah!!
    Sunshine in the air!!

    C'mon!!!
    Na na na na na na na na, na na na na na na na na .. Everybody!!
    Na na na na na na na na, na na na na na na na na .. C'mon!! Together!!
    Yeeaaah!!!
    How much is the fish?!!
    How much is the fish?!!
    Yeeaaah!!!
    C'mon, c'mon!! Aaaah!
    Resurrection!

  5. Re:My desktop is my property by maxentius · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Christ, I know that correct spelling isn't allowed on Slashdot, but if the people running the world spell naive "knaive," I fucking give up. Even Bill could do better than that.

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