More Sony fun.
Here's some digging by Alex Halderman into Sony's other big DRM system: Sunncomm MediaMax. It ships on many of Sony's titles; far more than the now famous XCP.
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To summarize, MediaMax software:
* Is installed onto the computer without meaningful notification or consent, and remains installed even if the license agreement is declined;
* Includes either no uninstall mechanism or an uninstaller that fails to completely remove the program like it claims;
* Sends information to SunnComm about the user’s activities contrary to SunnComm and Sony statements and without any option to disable the transmissions.
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Link to full blog with details: http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=925
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