The launch of music tracks free of digital locks on iTunes has been
overshadowed by the
discovery that they contain data about who bought them. News site Ars
Technica was among the first to discover that downloaded tracks free of Fairplay
have embedded within them the full name and account information, including
e-mail address, of who bought them. Some fear this data could be used to
identify the owner of the tracks if they turn up on file-sharing sites. The
tracks from record company EMI cost more and are of a better quality than
standard iTunes songs. Apple has yet to comment on what it plans to do with the
information embedded in the music files.