Slashdot | Texas Sues Sony BMG over Rootkit: "Mr. Sketch writes 'According to Yahoo!, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott 'filed a civil lawsuit on Monday against Sony BMG Music Entertainment for including 'spyware' software on its media player designed to thwart music copying. [...] Texas is seeking civil penalties of $100,000 per violation of the state's Consumer Protection Against Computer Spyware Act, which was enacted earlier this year. 'Sony has engaged in a technological version of cloak and dagger deceit against consumers by hiding secret files on their computers,' Abbott said in a statement.''"
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