Speaking of spying, Adobe is sniffing around your computer if you use their eBook DRM package

[thewayne]

Not only is Adobe sending usage information on what you're reading back to their HQ, they also seem to be scanning your entire eBook library and reporting on that.

Not only that, but they're sending it in clear text: no encryption.

This has tremendous implications on libraries that have clear policies, if not laws, that this information is not to be shared. If Adobe is gathering it, they could be in some deep legal doodoo.

http://the-digital-reader.com/2014/10/06/adobe-spying-users-collecting-data-ebook-libraries/

Comments

[droewyn.livejournal.com]

Ugh, thanks for the heads-up. I had to check to make sure I didn't have ADE installed (I find Calibre's reader a bit too clunky to use if I just want to read an ebook on my PC so I have a standalone epub reader for that purpose).

Would you have a problem with me plugging my DRM removal instructions here? They focus on Kindle/Nook files, but also work for removing Adobe's DRM without any additional steps.

[silveradept]

There are a lot of libraries that are quite unhappy about this. If it weren't likely illegal to show how it's done, a procedure of how to stop it or disable that DRM would be warranted.