Web sites and Internet forums are abuzz with news that a new feature recently added in version 6.0.2 may be communicating information on the song you are listening to Apple, raising privacy concerns from some users.
A "Mini Store" pane has been added to the main iTunes window that provides more information on the song being played, as well as additional available tracks from the artist, and a list of other songs that users who own the track have bought.
According to tests, iTunes calls 2o7.net when the Mini Store is open. The domain is registered to Omniture, a company that uses cookies to "generally improve the user experience on the Web.
BetaNews - New iTunes Prompts Privacy Concerns
However Apple has reportedly assured Mac OS X Hints that none of the information it receives is collected or stored. And an ‘Apple official’ (said to be Steve Jobs himself) confirmed this to Macworld US.
It has also been confirmed that hiding the mini store also turns it off and no information is sent.
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