Jack Thompson Compares Sony to Pearl Harbor
Posted by Ray @ 9:09 pmToday is the day the GTA cop-killer trial, Strickland v. Sony, begins. John B. Thompson (a.k.a. Jack Thompson) is representing the plaintiffs, who seek to hold Sony & Take Two (amongst others) responsible for the murder of two police officers and a dispatcher.
In his latest public appearance, Jack Thompson angrily berated Sony for disallowing the sale of GTA in Japan, but allowing it in the United States. And then he follows it up with a humdinger of an accusation:
Oh, and certain regional governments in Japan have banned the sale of the Grand Theft Auto games to minors, but Japan’s Sony has no problem whatsoever dumping this garbage into American kids’ brains. Looks like Pearl Harbor 2 by Sony/Take-Two… [emphasis added]
Sony DRM installs rootkit on Computers
Posted by Ray @ 8:22 am(Updated, click more to read)
Over at slashdot, there’s an interesting post with a link to an article by Mark Russinovich. Apparently, a CD released by Sony installs a rootkit on your computer to enforce its DRM system.
Let’s count the ways this is bad:
1) A rootkit is basically a set of tools that allow a hacker (or, in this case, Sony’s DRM system) to maintain control over a computer, without the user knowing. A rootkit will attempt to hide itself from malware scanners by acting as if everything is normal. At best, it slows down your computer by eating CPU time; at worst, it provides a backdoor for hackers to enter your system and run other malware… without you knowing.
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