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Originally Posted by HarryT
Not to the best of my knowledge, but the simple answer is not to get MP3 files (or eBooks) from untrustworthy sources.
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I believe you do remember Sony Rootkit scandal. Official, stamped (that is, not burned) CDs from Sony BMG label were, at the time just before scandal, as trustworthy source as they get. And yet ...
It only takes one distributor of audiobooks (just as an example) to get "creative" with protecting their "Intellectual Property" and you can get very nasty stuff installed on your Kindle.
There are *so* many relatively trustworthy sources of legal mp3s, e-books, audiobooks and other stuff. Such as
http://www.jamendo.com/en/ . I have discovered lots of great music through that site. Music that is NOT distributed by MAFIAA members.
I consider this ability to run arbirtary code as root on device just by opening an mp3 file (and God knows what else!) to be a severe security risk.