Sony BMG's 'spyware'

It's looking pretty official, now, that the extreme copy-protection tech Sony put on about 20 of its CDs is indeed spyware. Microsoft considers it as such, and is updating its anti-spyware software, Windows Defender, "to detect and remove the file-hiding capabilities of the anti-piracy software," the Washington Post reports. The Sony anti-piracy software renders PCs vulnerable to viruses, it was reported last week. To find out which CDs have the software on them, go to the Electronic Freedom Foundation. For more, see my coverage last week.