MicroMat TechTool Pro broadcasting your serial number?

[rockhusky]

http://www.powerpage.org/2006/12/micromat_publishing_your_macs_serial_number.html

Has anyone tried this/heard of this/know any more details?

I checked out MicroMat's forums, and they seem to have a slightly amusing take on it..

http://www.micromat.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&Itemid=42&func=view&id=2955&catid=6

 

[bousozoku]

If it's truly limited to the subnet, I don't see it as a big deal. They're apparently just using it to make sure that you're not running their software on more than one machine at a time.

 

[CanadaRAM]

If it's truly limited to the subnet, I don't see it as a big deal. They're apparently just using it to make sure that you're not running their software on more than one machine at a time.

Which has been done for at least 10 years by Adobe...

 

[rockhusky]

I can understand the whole piracy thing and preventing anyone from running the app on more than one box at a time, but I guess I'm just wondering what they're sending. According to the article, one bit of the info is your mac's serial number.. anyone know if Adobe or anyone else do that unencrypted?