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Aviation Instruments Encrypt Engine-Monitor Data

Posted by timothy on from the must-be-in-the-public-interest dept.

kitplane01 writes "Airplanes engines need to always work, and are monitored by engine monitors. JP Instruments' engine-monitor units have begun to encrypt the data output of its monitors so it can't be read by third-party software. Whether this is to protect itself liability-wise or to discourage competitors is unclear. It seems the company is working on a fix, which may require a fee from users to translate the file format."

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  1. (OT) Request: Help From Moderators by Scumblaster+Squad · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    1. Re:(OT) Request: Help From Moderators by spacefight · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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  2. Needs oil.... by evenprime · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Their web server runs as poorly as the elevator....only six comments and already slashdotted into oblivion.

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    "Weapons should be hardy rather than decorative" - Miyamoto Musashi
    I think that goes for OS's too
  3. Snooze by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


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