Apple updated to iTunes 6.0.2 and states that the update “includes stability and performance improvements over iTunes 6.0.1.”
But Apple didnt bother to mention that the update comes with a default spyware provision. The iTunes MiniStore watches what you click on in iTunes and sends that information across the Web to a remote server. Source since1968.com
The MiniStore can be easily disabledâ??just hit Shift-Command-M, or choose Edit: Hide MiniStore, and itâ??s gone. Once hidden, no more data is transmitted…Disable the MiniStore, and your private listening habits will stay just thatâ??private. (MacWorld)
The purpose of sending the information is to be able to recommend new stuff but this is still not a good excuse to make the spyware a default.