Simson Garfinkel: Losing Control of Your TV

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> Simson Garfinkel: Losing Control of Your TV
>
> Starting in just 16 months, the Motion Picture Association of
> America will take a huge step toward controlling the way we can
> use our television sets. As of July 1, 2005, every TV sold in
> the United States will come equipped with an electronic circuit
> that will search incoming programs for a tiny electronic "flag."
> If the flag is present, your TV will go into a special high-security
> mode and lock down its high-quality digital outputs. This high-security
> mode is not designed to protect the television from viruses or
> computer hackers -- it's designed to protect TV programs from being
> copied by viewers in ways that the entertainment industry doesn't
> like. Columnist Simson Garfinkel argues that this is a very ominous
> development. ...
>  <http://www.uptilt.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=5fo,5gvh,4rw,97de,3i5a,lg9v,dh3a>


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