Canadian Privacy Commissioner: DRM is legalized spyware

It’s not often that I find a relevant post on Boing Boing, but then again this one is by Canadian Cory Doctrow:
At issue in Stoddart’s letter is the idea of protecting “Digital Rights Management” anti-copying and use-control systems in law. These systems frequently spy on users and then “phone home” with detailed information about your activities. The Privacy Commissioner is understandably alarmed at the prospect of changing Canadian law to make it illegal to tamper with this spyware…Source: Canadian Privacy Commissioner rejects DRM: don’t give spyware legal protection! – Boing Boing

Here is the section of the letter from Privacy …read more