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Apple Responds to iTunes Spying Allegations

Posted by Zonk on from the harmless-fruit dept.

daveschroeder writes "According to MacWorld and BoingBoing: 'An Apple spokesman (reliable word has it that it was Steve Jobs himself) told MacWorld that Apple discards the personal information that the iTunes Ministore transmits to Apple while you use iTunes. [...] Apple tells us that the information is not actually being collected. The data sent is used to update the MiniStore and then discarded.' Apple also has a knowledge base article, which apparently was available the day iTunes 6.0.2 was introduced, explaining the MiniStore behavior and how to disable it: 'iTunes sends data about the song selected in your library to the iTunes Music Store to provide relevant recommendations. When the MiniStore is hidden, this data is not sent to the iTunes Music Store.'" The discussion about this topic was fast and furious yesterday.

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  1. Poooooooo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Frosty pist!!!!!!!!111111111111

    1. Re:Poooooooo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I am new here and haven't set up my account yet. What is Frosty pist!!!!!!!!111111111111
      I don't get it. It has nothing to do with iTunes. Also, it seems that whilst you were attempting to use exclamation points in a line, your finger slipped off the shift key, leaving a trail of 1s instead. This slashdot place is sort of confusing.

  2. Yeah OK by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Apple stole my identity! Now I'll never get a car.

  3. New iPod s/w have Bug fixes for almost all iPods by anandpur · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What's new in iPod Updater 2006-01-10:
    1. Support for the iPod Radio Remote for iPod with video and iPod nano
    2. Bug fixes for iPod with video, iPod nano, iPod with color display, iPod mini, and iPod with Click Wheel

    http://www.apple.com/ipod/download/