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Adobe Quietly Monitoring Software Use?

Posted by Zonk on from the probably-not-that-big-a-deal dept.

henrypijames writes "For months, users of Adobe Creative Suite 3 have been wondering why some of the applications regularly connect to what looks like a private IP address but is actually a public domain address belonging to the web analytics company Omniture. Now allegations of user spying are getting louder, prompting Adobe Photoshop product manager John Nack to respond, though many remain unsatisfied with his explanation."

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  1. Re:2o7.net *Not* 207.net by ASkGNet · · Score: 5, Informative

    I've sniffed the data sent to that address. It includes the serial number of the software:

    GET /b/ss/mxcentral/1/F.3-fb/[sn-here]?[AQB]&purl=mm&pccr=true&c2=dw&c3=9.0&c4=win&c5=en&c6=full&c7=&c8=&c9=dw_9.0_win_en_full__[AQE] HTTP/1.1
    Referer: http://www.adobe.com/startpage/dw_content/dw_90_full_default.swf?prod=dw&ver=9.0&plat=win&lang=en&stat=full&tday=&spfx=&productName=dreamweaver
    x-flash-version: 9,0,45,0
    User-Agent: Shockwave Flash
    Host: 192.168.112.2O7.net

    and returns a 2x2 pixel blank GIF.