[ug-bosug] Request : Dtrace/C++ session

[Anil Gulecha]

> On another note, there's a good reason to not be able to d-trace
> iTunes: you don't want people to be able to insert probes to stream
> audio/video downloaded from the iTunes store to their own custom
> 'rippers', I read of at least one person cracking iTunes by merely
> reading away a part of the memory that's used by iTunes to store the
> song.

Once a malware/ripper is on the host system, there is nothing that can
stop it from accessing all resources (including memory) available.
Dtrace is just one method. I'm sure you can 'sniff' the incoming music
in other ways. This is IMHO hardly an excuse for Apple  to disable
Dtrace on iTunes.

(Besides, the most obvious reason, according to the article, is
pressure by the music industry to avoid DRM 'break'ing)

Anil