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Will We Need A SmartCard to Watch Digital TV?

Posted by timothy on from the max-headroom dept.

An anonymous reader writes "This story on EE Times points out that Hollywood and major electronics manufacturers are in agreement on a SmartCard requirement for digital video interconnectivity. Note that the article talks about them 'closing the analog hole.'"

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  1. Hmm.... by cybergibbons · · Score: 0, Troll

    They aren't coming anywhere near my girlfriends "analog hole".....

  2. what else will they want next? by EvilStein · · Score: 1, Troll

    They'll start with SmartCards.
    Then they'll go for.. oh, wait.. they already have monthly fees.

    I bet they'll start asking for DNA samples and failing that, we'll be handing over first born children.