Is Apple’s New iTunes Spying On Your Music?

Almost lost in the Macworld list of product updates and improvements was QuickTime 7.0.4, and iTunes 6.0.2.

Privacy and spyware are hot items in computer news these days so many iTunes users were surprised to learn that version 6.0.2 adds a new MiniStore which connects back to Apple.

The so-called MiniStore in iTunes appears at the bottom of your Library and Playlist. Late yesterday, Macworld jumped the gun and reported that the MiniStore was probably spyware.

Spyware is roughly defined as an application that.... (excerpted).

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