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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. Fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    sweet jesus!

    1. Re:Fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      I loaded this page first, bitch. It was my fp.

  2. In soviet russia... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...people that even utter the phrase "in soviet russia" get beat down like a red headed step child. When will america get as advanced?

    FP muthafukas!

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

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

  4. Hey MPAA! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Hey MPAA, I've got your analog hole right here!.

  5. 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.