Decius wrote:

Such is the situation with Apple's new DRM-free music: songs sold without DRM still have a user's full name and account e-mail embedded in them

I'm having trouble conjuring up the requisite level of outrage for this one. For years we've been asking for non-DRM audio so we could stop being treated like criminals and prove that we're not a bunch of thieves.

I don't really care if my name and email are in these tracks because I'm not planning to share them about. There's no legitimate reason to do so, so the only legitimate concern here is that someone might acquire one illicitly and then have your contact info.

Anyone likely to be in a position to steal an mp4 from you probably either already knows that shit, or has compromised your computer, and has a lot more information at his fingertips than just your name and email.

This is much ado about nothing.

RE: Apple hides account info in DRM-free music, too