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Spotify Has A Pirated Software Problem (www.404media.co)

submitted 3 weeks ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] autonomoususer@lemmy.world 54 points 3 weeks ago

Wrong, copying is a solution.

[–] Alabaster_Mango@lemmy.ca 43 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Lol, I love the inclusion of cheat codes like they're as big of a concern as malware. Won't someone think of the children?! I found my son playing GTA5 with bighead mode on *sobs uncontrollably*.

This whole thing sounds like the "drugs in Halloween candy" scare, but this seems to actually be real. Neat.

P.S. I don't know if GTA5 actually has bighead mode.

[–] Venator@lemmy.nz 6 points 3 weeks ago

They probably mean cheat trainers, as opposed to chat codes(extra software that alters the games memory while it's running), which can often include other malware.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 5 points 3 weeks ago

I definitely remember bighead mode in NFL Blitz 2000 on the OG Playstation

[–] jdw@links.mayhem.academy 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I dunno. It’s not like the warez and stuff is IN Spotify.

[–] troed@fedia.io 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

... anymore. In the beginning you could even find scene release group names in the album titles.

https://torrentfreak.com/spotifys-beta-used-pirate-mp3-files-some-from-pirate-bay-170509/

h/t @rasmusfleischer@mastodon.nu

(although I do believe I am one of those persons who saw those filenames myself, but I mean .. that was a looooooong time ago now)

[–] MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Yup, I used to be in the scene and I'm a musician, had a bunch of my releases, both ones I couriered and albums I released on Spotify, names of songs with the same misspelling.

[–] Mandy@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 weeks ago

Problem for whom, certainly not for me

[–] argh_another_username@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Wow, is this an iPhone 6?

[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 11 points 3 weeks ago

7, there's no headphone jack.

[–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago

People are using Spotify playlist and podcast descriptions to distribute spam, malware, pirated software and cheat codes for video games

Cheat codes for video games??! DISGUSTING