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PCFriendly Enables DVD Backchannels

Overview Numerous DVD titles from major movie producers between 1996 and 2000 come enabled with `PCFriendly,' an application developed by InterActual Technologies that tracks DVD usage. The system is designed to identify users persistently, without using an HTTP cookie, thus bypassing any privacy-enhancing technologies like cookie management software or browser configurations. The identifying token is persistent through product registration and PCFriendly use.

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Publisher	Interhack Corporation	File Format	HTML
Date Published	February 2002	Downloads	131
Format	White Papers
Topics	Streaming Media, Web Browsers, Privacy Issues

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Channel:
Applications

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Channel:
Comment & Analysis

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Channel:
Comment & Analysis

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Channel:
Operating Systems

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Channel:
WebWatch
Tags:
movie downloads,
itv,
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Publisher:
ZDNet UK

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ntl:Telewest Business

IBM Information Server Change Data Capture

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Publisher:
IBM

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Publisher:
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