I think it's gotten out of control

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World of Warcraft now installs a spyware program on your PC. It is supposed to make sure you aren't using any kind of cheat software while playing the game. Sony's newest Digital Rights Management software included on all it's CDs and DVDs installs a root kit on your pc to prevent you from copying the CD or DVD. Here's the really interesting bit. Apparently, you can use the Sony DRM software to hide cheat programs from the spyware that WOW installs. Poetic Justice? Maybe Big Corporations should try and protect thier intellectual property WITHOUT using hacking tools like ROOTKITS and SPYWARE.

Here's the full article from Security Focus.

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I think I'm just giving in to all this crap, there's no fighting it. I'd prefer them to at least friggin warn you that they're installing this crap on your computer. then again, aren't they violating thier own causes? they are now effing with our private, personal property, our computers and hard drives in which we own.

But I get to be a Blood Elf soon!

Well relativley soon, like middle of next year probably. Now if you would just play on our server.

Be careful what you wish for. Hooker killed my last character on Dragonblight so I'm a clean slate looking for bags and gold. What's your server?

Garona we have Horde and Alliance Characters

I heard a rumor that the new Alliance character will be Pandaren?

Anyone play an Undead character?

yeah i have one and so does zero

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