TIL in 2005, Sony sold music CDs that installed hidden software without notifying users (a rootkit).
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TIL in 2005, Sony sold music CDs that installed hidden software without notifying users (a rootkit). When this was made public, Sony released an uninstaller, but forced customers to provide an email to be used for marketing purposes. The uninstaller itself exposed users to arbitrary code execution.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Copy_Protection
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