CNN's use of "Octoshape" slips live video P2P into users' PCs

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
Date: February 5, 2009 2:30:37 AM EST
To: dave () farber net
Subject: CNN's use of "Octoshape" slips live video P2P into users' PCs


Dave, the potentially negative implications of Octoshape seem quite
serious in a number of ways and from a variety of bandwidth use,
privacy, and security standpoints.  Given the reported lack of
obvious, fully informed disclosure to users about what this software
is really doing (language buried in the usage "fine print" doesn't
fulfill this requirement), one wonders if there might also be some
interesting legal issues as well in various locales.

http://windowssecrets.com/comp/090205#story1

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein
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Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800
http://www.pfir.org/lauren
Co-Founder, PFIR
  - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org
Co-Founder, NNSquad
  - Network Neutrality Squad - http://www.nnsquad.org
Founder, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com
Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com




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