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Adobe Spies On Users' eBook Libraries

Posted by Soulskill on from the digital-edition-is-the-worst-software dept.

New submitter stasike writes: Nate at the-digital-reader.com reports that Adobe is spying on any computer that runs Digital Editions 4, the newest version of Adobe's Epub app. They are collecting data about what users are reading, and they're also searching users' computers for e-book files and sending that information too. That includes books not indexed in DE4. All of the data is sent in clear text. This is just another example of DRM going south.

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  1. Moo by Chacham · · Score: 5, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, you watch Adobe!

    Wait, wait, something's wrong here....

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    Have you read my journal today?
  2. I just hope that they ... by geantvert · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... found my favorite e-book: "'Alice In Wonderlands) ; DROP TABLE Books ; --.epub"

  3. Typical Adobe product by dysmal · · Score: 3, Funny

    If history repeats its self, this "feature" will be buggy and need constant patching. They'll then spin it off as a cloud service where it'll cost you more to spy on yourself and yet spy less.

  4. Not to worry, I store my eBooks in the cloud... by QuietLagoon · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... so I know they are private and secure from prying eyes.

  5. Re:Adobe has an ereader app? by Anrego · · Score: 3, Funny

    I doubt they'd notice, but still might be a nice touch to have a few thousand files named along the lines of screw_you_adobe_00123.epub

  6. I just hope that they ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Bobby, we've talked about this...