If you never share your music on any P2P networks this will never be an issue. You have your music, and you can make as many copies as you want for yourself. Legally.
Exactly I don't see this as being any different than the methods Google uses to display ads in Gmail or other types of market research. More sensationalism and paranoia.
No where in the actual article itself does it say anything about seeking "approval" from anyone. The only thing close to what is implied by the slashdot snippet is the scientist's statement that there should be more public debate about the issue before going forward.
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How is not incorporating basic redundancy into your SAN an "accident"?
Good post!
Some people are never happy.
If you never share your music on any P2P networks this will never be an issue. You have your music, and you can make as many copies as you want for yourself. Legally.
Exactly I don't see this as being any different than the methods Google uses to display ads in Gmail or other types of market research. More sensationalism and paranoia.
No where in the actual article itself does it say anything about seeking "approval" from anyone. The only thing close to what is implied by the slashdot snippet is the scientist's statement that there should be more public debate about the issue before going forward.
The exact same 1997 press release can be found here.
I see the same thing on a 8MB Riva 128 ZX.