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A clever workaround to Apple’s userdata-laden media files.

Apparently Apple is putting your account information in the DRM-free media files it sells. I’ve come up with a clever solution to this problem: don’t put the files on file-sharing sites. That way, your personal data can never get out. Easy! I’m relatively certain that your off-brand media player or TiVo or whatever you end up feeding these files in to (hooray for being able to feed the files in to whatever you want) won’t sell your email address to spammers. (And if you’re really paranoid, convert the m4a/aac files to mp3 and be done with it.)

This entry was posted on Thursday, May 31st, 2007 at 11:16 am and is filed under Apple, Technology. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “A clever workaround to Apple’s userdata-laden media files.”

  1. Christopher Smith Says:
    June 1st, 2007 at 9:30 am

    That seems like a fairly straightforward solution. More straighforward: don’t use iTunes. ;-)

  2. cp Says:
    June 1st, 2007 at 11:13 am

    Next you’ll be saying “don’t use a Mac.” Sheesh. How are people supposed to be smug about computers if they follow your plan???

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