You may recall a month or two back when Sony was being attacked for using a Rootkit as part of their copy protection scheme on CDs. (A Rootkit is a program which takes over some of the administrative privileges on your computer, letting it do high-security things like deleting files, and hides itself to be invisible to the user. The Sony Rootkit was especially bad as viruses could piggyback on it, and themselves be hidden.) There was a HUGE public outcry. This software was installed without (and even contrary to) customer consent, and could be used to hack into the computer of anyone who played one of these CDs.
Well, now it appears Sony is trying the same thing with DVDs. It is only in the German edition of MR. AND MRS. SMITH, so far. But it proves Sony has learned nothing from the Rootkit fiasco. Expect legal action here and more calls for boycotting all of Sony's technology - including the PlayStation 3.
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