On Slasdot it was posted
dated 16th Dec 2002 (IST)
Will Your CD Player Tell on You?
Posted by chrisd on Sunday December 15, @08:18PM
from the autorun-away dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Ever feel like not being a marketing
statistic? Well just by playing certain store-bought compact discs in
your home or office computer, your new music disc may be transmitting
your listening habits in real time to the respective record company...."
Charming. Read on for more...
Anonymous Continues: "A company by the name of Bandlink is providing
technology to record companies that allows a cd played in a personal
computer to contact their server and relate statistics such as what
track you're listening to and when you're listening to them. This
information is then compiled into customizable reports that allow the
record company to develop "User Profiles". There are benefits listed for
the consumer such as cd-specific chatrooms, concert information, etc but
the question remains: What's your price for privacy? The only indication
that the cd you're purchasing is Bandlink "enabled/disabled" is a small
logo on the packaging. There is no mention of a opt in/opt out agreement
when the cd is inserted on the website and none was displayed in a
personal demonstration.
Favorite quote from their website: "Virtually any information you want
to know about your fan or the quality of your release can be obtained.""
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Jaswinder Singh Kohli
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Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-American
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