Dencandy Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Here's a story with worrying security implications for those who watch streaming video. It comes from Windows Secrets' Brian Livingston. It appears that anyone who watched the Inauguration of President Obama on CNN's live video service may have unknowingly agreed to allow CNN to use their computer to feed the video to other users by using a Peer-to-peer link that they were not clearly told about. You can read the full account ON THIS LINK.If big companies like CNN are involved in back-door deceptions like this, some of the smaller players are probably doing even worse things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 The UK "on demand" television services also have a provision in your agreement with them to allow the use of your computer for feeding a P2P service. This is not secret but it is not made very obvious and I'm certain a lot of people who have signed up do not realise their machine is being used as a slave for the TV company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 It sounds very much like what we have come to expect from "service" industries.It was always "read the small print". Now it sounds as though you are not going to grt the small print until after the "crime" has taken place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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