iTunes Spies!

I have seen the update recommended in my update lists but have not done it yet. If this is true, I won't update at all...

"iTunes update spies on your listening and sends it to Apple?

A new version of Apple's iTunes for Mac appears to communicate information about every song you play to Apple, and it's not clear if there's any way to turn this off, nor what Apple's privacy policy is on this information."

Boing Boing: iTunes update spies on your listening and sends it to Apple?