Is JetAudio spyware?

[elaich]

From http://www.jetaudio.com/forums/faq.php?faq=jetaudio_faq:


"Is jetAudio Spyware?

We don't collect ANY personal/private information of our users.
During auto-update, jetAudio sends ONLY version information to our server
to check if new version is available.
After checking version, jetAudio downloads update file from our server if
it is available.
During this process, any personal/private information is not sent to us.
Some users asked us the following question:

Q: During updates, jetAudio will occasionally (not always) access
"armadillo"; a DRM (Digital Rights Media) bot that it installed in the
registry under:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\The Silicon Realms
Toolworks\Armadillo\\{0D5770197E405C419}.

A:Armadillo is a software protection package that wraps the TrueUpdate
runtime to keep it from being hacked or decompiled. We are using
TrueUpdate software from IndigoRose, Inc. for auto-update function of
jetAudio."


Sounds perfectly safe if you turn auto-updating off.

 

[Richard Steinfeld]

From http://www.jetaudio.com/forums/faq.php?faq=jetaudio_faq:


"Is jetAudio Spyware?

We don't collect ANY personal/private information of our users.
During auto-update, jetAudio sends ONLY version information to our server
to check if new version is available.
After checking version, jetAudio downloads update file from our server if
it is available.
During this process, any personal/private information is not sent to us.
Some users asked us the following question:

Q: During updates, jetAudio will occasionally (not always) access
"armadillo"; a DRM (Digital Rights Media) bot that it installed in the
registry under:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\The Silicon Realms
Toolworks\Armadillo\\{0D5770197E405C419}.

A:Armadillo is a software protection package that wraps the TrueUpdate
runtime to keep it from being hacked or decompiled. We are using
TrueUpdate software from IndigoRose, Inc. for auto-update function of
jetAudio."


Sounds perfectly safe if you turn auto-updating off.

Thanks.
But can it be turned off?
If so, this may be a good way to go. I recall liking the performance.
But what about DRM?
I wonder if it would be possible to emasculate it in the registry? I
don't like my registry to contain arcane nasties (ha, as if we have much
control over this -- I mean, if you want to have a full-time career
editing your own registry; well -- you get the idea).

Richard