“The state of Texas sued Sony BMG, alleging that the company ‘surreptitiously’ installed spyware on personal computers through music CDs with a copy protection program,” Agence France-Presse reports.
‘Sony has engaged in a technological version of cloak and dagger deceit against consumers by hiding secret files on their computers,” said Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott in a statement after suing under the state’s anti-spyware law,” Agence France-Presse reports. “‘Consumers who purchased a Sony CD thought they were buying music. Instead, they received spyware that can damage a computer, subject it to viruses and expose the consumer to possible identity crime.'”
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