Are you nuts? What would it take for you to accept the fact that Sony is using rootkit technology? What is your definition of a rootkit? Rootkits are stealth technology that enable processes/files/directories/ports/even user accounts to be hidden even from the OS itself. That seems to sum up what Sony has done here (rather clumsily actually).
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Are you nuts? What would it take for you to accept the fact that Sony is using rootkit technology? What is your definition of a rootkit? Rootkits are stealth technology that enable processes/files/directories/ports/even user accounts to be hidden even from the OS itself. That seems to sum up what Sony has done here (rather clumsily actually).