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                Date: 1999-11-11
                 
                 
                Klagen gegen Realnetworks wegen Bespitzelung
                
                 
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      Für europäische Begriffe ist der Umgang von US-Fimen mit  
der Privatsphäre von Mitarbeitern oder Kunden gemeinhin  
brutal. Das hochgradig unverschämte Vorgehen von  
Realnetworks hat dies wieder einmal demonstriert. 
 
Der nächste Schritt erfolgt kausaliter: die in Europa als  
raffgierig und brutal bekannten US-Anwaltskanzleien  
probieren ein möglichst großes Stück aus der Firma, die  
Millionen User ausspioniert hat, herauszureissen. 
Man nennt dies: Checks and Balances      
 
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The case was filed in the Federal District Court for the  
Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of RealNetworks'  
RealJukebox users, on the heels of revelations last month  
that the company had assigned globally unique identification  
numbers to its popular music listening software that could  
have been used to track its users without their knowledge. 
 
"This action is being filed on behalf of the millions of users of  
the RealJukebox software to obtain compensation and other  
relief for the violations of federal and state law," said Jonathan  
Shub, an attorney with Sheller Ludwig & Badey, which filed  
the case. "RealNetworks must be held accountable for its  
conduct." 
 
To quell privacy advocates' complaints and outcries by  
consumers, RealNetworks immediately disclosed the use of  
ID numbers and then offered a patch that would replace the  
IDs with zeroes in its audio listening products, RealJukebox  
and RealPlayer 7. The company also said that it doesn't  
associate the ID with any user's personal information or  
unique listening habits. 
... 
As previously reported, Jeffrey Wilens, a RealJukebox user,  
filed a $500 million class-action lawsuit against the company  
in California Superior Court on grounds that RealNetworks'  
actions violated the state's unfair business practices law.  
 
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edited by Harkank 
published on: 1999-11-11 
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