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  Apple Says it Does Not Use Info Sent By iTunes MiniStore
Time: 21:14 EST/02:14 GMT | News Source: iPod Observer | Posted By: Erick Cordero

Apple's latest update to iTunes adds a feature known as the MiniStore, which displays recommendations from the iTunes Music Store based on the song currently playing. However, to do this, iTunes transmits the artist and song title, along with the user's personal iTunes account number, activity that some regard as a privacy violation along the lines of spyware.

iTunes will stop relaying such information to Apple if the user turns off the MiniStore, but Apple does not alert users about the data transmission when they upgrade the software. The company also does not indicate through the software what it will do with the information.

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