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| Time: 01:15 EST/06:15 GMT | News Source: Associated Press | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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Microsoft's new version of its popular Media Player software is logging the songs and movies that customers play. The company changed its privacy statement Wednesday to notify customers about the technology after inquiries from The Associated Press. The system creates a list on each computer that could be a treasure for marketing companies, lawyers or others. Microsoft says it has no plans to sell the data collected by Media Player 8, which comes free with the Windows XP (news - web sites) operating system. The company said last month it had sold more than 17 million copies of Windows XP. | ||
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| #1 By 1124 (165.170.128.65) at 2/21/2002 10:36:29 AM |
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I say RTFM.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com/support/mediaplayer/wmp7help/htm/player_overview_medialibrary.asp Just select the noaccess option in the Media Library tab. |
| #2 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 2/21/2002 11:01:04 AM |
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This is horrible! Now everyone at Microsoft will know that I listen to Barry Manilow albums!
Oh wait, now you all know! Oh my god, this is so horrible! |
| #3 By 1845 (12.254.231.11) at 2/21/2002 12:37:05 PM |
| I agree with you #6. I finally agree with one of your posts. This is a happy day. |
| #4 By 2459 (66.25.124.8) at 2/21/2002 4:39:49 PM |
| Porn titles would only appear in the file if AMG's database contains the porn title you have. All the "log" file is is a cache of CD/DVDs album track/title info that is downloaded from AMG's CDDB so you don't have to connect to get that same info every time you play the CD/DVD. |
| #5 By 2459 (66.25.124.8) at 2/21/2002 9:58:48 PM |
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They don't have access to it. They were talking about the possibility of creating an expanded service if one day there is significant user demand. If users didn't just want CD/DVD info downloaded for them, but also wanted recommendations for other music/movies based on their current library, then MS would have to somehow acquire info about their tastes to provide a recommendation.
This could be done, for example, by looking at what they currently own and querying a database of all available content and making a reccommendation based upon artist, genre, what titles in the user's library they listen to/watch most, etc. Most of this could still be done in a non-identifying way, but they would have to have a method of collecting the info from you. They could either present you with a webpage that asks you a lot of questions about your viewing/listening habits, or they could make an app (or new WMP) with a setting to allow your media download cache to be scanned in order to make a recommendation. This could work like Windows Update in that you allow the app or web app to scan your computer, but you can't be personally identified by the scan. The guy that wrote the article is making a big deal out of nothing. How does he think WMP or any other CDDB app maintains his downloaded track info. If it didn't keep it in a file on his computer, he would be complaining about the app needing to connect to the net each time he plays a previously played CD/DVD. |
| #6 By 2459 (66.25.124.8) at 2/22/2002 5:08:54 AM |
| Confused #20 ? |
| #7 By 1124 (165.170.128.65) at 2/22/2002 8:36:56 AM |
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#20 the people on tv are worst(if possible) than Cnet and USA Today. They don't know what they are talking about.
Check out the real story: http://www.computerbytesman.com/privacy/wmp8response.htm This post was edited by GhostRider on Friday, February 22, 2002 at 08:51. |
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