![]() Oh yeah, before you weigh in with your comments about Redzone's IP address tracking software, keep in mind that if you post here, this Typepad blogging software lets me, well, track your IP address. However, it's quite possible I'm missing something - is there more to this than the sudden realization that Internet services generally make IP tracking quite easy? And while we're at it, how much of a concern is this for Redzone, the popular Second Life industrial band of the same name but no apparent relation to the program? And, of course, Copybot and alt account users. (Even though, on investigation, few if any seemed actually harmed by the program.) Right now, I'm inclined to think it's a deep concern mainly to a vociferous minority who are vigilantly protective over their privacy. I can definitely say from experience that the controversy is not anywhere close to that raised by the 2006 Copybot panic, which temporarily brought Second Life activity to its knees. But one still hears a rumbling discontent here and there. Which should, you would think, settle the matter. "We do not consider IP gathering to be an actionable security exploit," Samuel Linden pronounced in a related JIRA ticket. In any case, the Lindens have deemed the complaint not worth any more consideration from the company: However, it's unclear how much of a "war" this controversy actually amounts to: The JIRA thread has less than 1500 "votes" from Residents who consider the request valid and important. You can also get an anti-Redzone perspective from a blog post by Avril Korman, " Second Life Erupts In a War Over Privacy". Some in Second Life consider Redzone a violation of their privacy, and consequently, there is a painfully long comment thread in a JIRA technical support request, created by Residents demanding the Lindens deem Redzone a violation of the company's Terms of Service. (So for example, if you ban a Resident suspected of using Cobybot from your store, he can't come back minutes later with an alt account.) The controversy stems over how Redzone determines who has an alt account: By using a feature in Second Life's media streaming service to track a user's IP address. There's a low boil Second Life imbroglio over Redzone, a popular detection device that's designed to block users of Copybot content theft software, including any alternate avatar accounts they might use. ![]() 2/28: Important update at bottom of post.
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