• RatherBeMTB@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    Sony understands only one language… MONEY. I stopped buying their products since they installed a root kit decades ago in my computer to prevent it from ripping my legally bought CDs to my computer. I had to reinstall windows to get rid of that virus. Never again! And all my electronics were Sony back then

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      11 months ago

      Hey, just wanted to say I’m glad a few of us remember the rootkit fiasco. I still won’t buy Sony products today.

    • speaker_hat@lemmy.one
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      11 months ago

      They do something similar on their smart TVs - it’s not possible to run Kodi with torrent streaming plugins, they block it on purpose.

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        11 months ago

        How is it blocked? Could you work around it with a debrid service? i.e no torrent protocol

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          11 months ago

          I didn’t further investigated it, however I remember that the Kodi remote app port worked, but the torrent streaming port (Elementum specifically) didn’t.

          While on the Xiaomi Mi Box S it worked.

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      11 months ago

      A) which CD did you buy that had the Sony rootkit? B) decades ago? No. It’s only been 18 years.