7 Dec
2007
7 Dec
'07
4:06 a.m.
On Thursday 06 December 2007, Oren Beck wrote:
*This is a new level of stupid. A drive should do what it is told.
http://www.boingboing.net/2007/12/06/western-digital-netw.html*
The story seems to leave out a bit of relevant info: this doesn't apply to normal file access, only a special feature they have for internet-wide file sharing. So basically they are shipping these with a p2p-style server installed, which is RIAA/MPAA's favourite software target.