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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RatherBeMTB@sh.itjust.works 6 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
speaker_hat@lemmy.one 6 months ago
gila@lemm.ee 6 months ago
How is it blocked? Could you work around it with a debrid service? i.e no torrent protocol
speaker_hat@lemmy.one 6 months ago
I didn’t further investigated it, however I remember that the Kodi remote app port worked, but the torrent streaming (Elementum specifically) didn’t.
While on the Xiaomi Mi Box S it worked.
FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 6 months ago
A) which CD did you buy that had the Sony rootkit? B) decades ago? No. It’s only been 18 years.
raynethackery@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Sarah McLachlan, Surfacing. Shout out to Mark Russinovich for exposing it.
Tygr@lemmy.world 6 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.
Nightwind@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Same here. This was such a hostile move I never bought anything “Sony” after that.
Killer_Tree@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Don’t forget the “fix” Sony offered after they were initally caught was an even MORE invasive rootkit. 🫠
RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
Yeah, fuck those rootkits. Despicable.