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iTunes DRM-Free Files Contain Personal Info

Posted by kdawson on from the musical-steganography dept.

r2k writes "Apple's iTunes Plus files are DRM-free, but sharing the files on P2P networks may be an extremely bad idea. A report published by CNet highlights the fact that the account information and email address of the iTunes account holder is hidden inside each and every DRM-free download. I checked, and I found I couldn't access the information using an ID3 tag editor, but using Notepad I found my email address stored inside the audio file itself."

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  1. Re:hmmm by ozphx · · Score: 5, Funny

    Seriously, you're not expecting the iTunes police to come crashing through the window with guns blazing are you?

    As a member of the iTunes Police, I take strong exception to this. Firearms safety has always been a core tenet of iTP training. An iTP officer will only open fire if a copyright violation is in progress, or the officer has reasonable belief that lethal force is the only way to prevent a copyright violation.

    iTunes Police would never "come crashing through a window with guns blazing". The very thought of it!

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  2. Re:Seriously... by martinX · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd whip you with my Pear Anjou cables, but I've just finished burning them in and aligning the natural resonance using my interocitor.

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    When they came for the communists, I said "He's next door. Take him away. Goddam commies."