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diff -rNU2 all.html all.html
--- all.html 2022-09-22 04:02:39.091051939 +0000
+++ all.html 2022-09-24 04:01:47.118825965 +0000
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@
just like other works, thus denying users their nominal rights.</p>
- <p>Beside implementing drastic copying and viewing restrictions,
- B-CAS gives the broadcaster full power over users, through back doors
- among other means. For example:</p>
+ <p>On the client side, B-CAS is typically implemented by a card
+ that plugs into a compatible receiver, or alternatively by a tuner
+ card that plugs into a computer. Beside implementing drastic copying
+ and viewing restrictions, this system gives broadcasters full power
+ over users, through back doors among other means. For example:</p>
<ul>
@@ -70,9 +72,4 @@
can't turn them off.</li>
- <li>It can force updates, even if the TV is disconnected from the
- internet or turned off (but still plugged into an outlet). This can
- be abused for information control policies that disable stored TV
- programs, thus interfering with free speech.</li>
-
<li>It can collect viewing information and share it with other
companies to take surveys. Until 2011, user registration was
@@ -81,13 +78,20 @@
company's servers after 2011.</li>
- <li>As the export of B-CAS cards is illegal, people outside Japan
- are deprived of a valuable source of information about what happens
- in Japan.</li>
+ <li>Each card has an ID, which enables broadcasters to force
+ customer-specific updates via the back door normally used to update
+ the decryption key. Thus pay-TV broadcasters can disable decryption
+ of the broadcast wave if subscription fees are not paid on time.
+ This feature could also be used by any broadcaster (possibly
+ instructed by the government) to stop certain persons from watching
+ TV.</li>
+
+ <li>Since the software in receivers is nonfree, and tuner cards are
+ designed for either Windows or MacOS, it is impossible to legally
+ watch Japanese TV from the Free World.</li>
- <li>On the client side, the DRM is typically implemented by a card
- that plugs into a compatible receiver, or alternatively by a tuner
- card that plugs into a computer. Since the software in receivers is
- nonfree, and tuner cards are designed for either Windows or MacOS,
- it is impossible to legally watch Japanese TV from the Free World.</li>
+ <li>As the export of B-CAS cards is illegal, people outside Japan
+ can't (officially) decrypt the satellite broadcast signal that may
+ spill over to their location. They are thus deprived of a valuable
+ source of information about what happens in Japan.</li>
</ul>
@@ -99,7 +103,14 @@
PC that disables the copy control signal.</p>
- <p>In modern high definition TV sets, the B-CAS card takes the form of
- a special chip, built into the receiver on the assumption that this
- chip will be tamper-resistant. Time will tell…</p>
+ <p>While B-CAS cards are still in use with older equipment, modern
+ high definition TVs have an even nastier version of this DRM (called
+ ACAS) in a special chip that is built into the receiver. The chip
+ can update its own software from the company's servers, even when
+ the receiver is turned off (but still plugged into an outlet). This
+ feature could be abused to disable stored TV programs that the power
+ in place doesn't agree with, thus interfering with free speech.</p>
+
+ <p>Being part of the receiver, the ACAS chip is supposed to be
+ tamper-resistant. Time will tell…</p>
<p id="m1"><small>[1] We thank the free software supporter who
@@ -2929,5 +2940,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2022/09/21 19:18:57 $
+$Date: 2022/09/23 13:34:19 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 malware-appliances.html malware-appliances.html
--- malware-appliances.html 2022-09-22 04:02:39.111051942 +0000
+++ malware-appliances.html 2022-09-24 04:01:47.130825961 +0000
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@
just like other works, thus denying users their nominal rights.</p>
- <p>Beside implementing drastic copying and viewing restrictions,
- B-CAS gives the broadcaster full power over users, through back doors
- among other means. For example:</p>
+ <p>On the client side, B-CAS is typically implemented by a card
+ that plugs into a compatible receiver, or alternatively by a tuner
+ card that plugs into a computer. Beside implementing drastic copying
+ and viewing restrictions, this system gives broadcasters full power
+ over users, through back doors among other means. For example:</p>
<ul>
@@ -81,9 +83,4 @@
can't turn them off.</li>
- <li>It can force updates, even if the TV is disconnected from the
- internet or turned off (but still plugged into an outlet). This can
- be abused for information control policies that disable stored TV
- programs, thus interfering with free speech.</li>
-
<li>It can collect viewing information and share it with other
companies to take surveys. Until 2011, user registration was
@@ -92,13 +89,20 @@
company's servers after 2011.</li>
- <li>As the export of B-CAS cards is illegal, people outside Japan
- are deprived of a valuable source of information about what happens
- in Japan.</li>
+ <li>Each card has an ID, which enables broadcasters to force
+ customer-specific updates via the back door normally used to update
+ the decryption key. Thus pay-TV broadcasters can disable decryption
+ of the broadcast wave if subscription fees are not paid on time.
+ This feature could also be used by any broadcaster (possibly
+ instructed by the government) to stop certain persons from watching
+ TV.</li>
+
+ <li>Since the software in receivers is nonfree, and tuner cards are
+ designed for either Windows or MacOS, it is impossible to legally
+ watch Japanese TV from the Free World.</li>
- <li>On the client side, the DRM is typically implemented by a card
- that plugs into a compatible receiver, or alternatively by a tuner
- card that plugs into a computer. Since the software in receivers is
- nonfree, and tuner cards are designed for either Windows or MacOS,
- it is impossible to legally watch Japanese TV from the Free World.</li>
+ <li>As the export of B-CAS cards is illegal, people outside Japan
+ can't (officially) decrypt the satellite broadcast signal that may
+ spill over to their location. They are thus deprived of a valuable
+ source of information about what happens in Japan.</li>
</ul>
@@ -110,7 +114,14 @@
PC that disables the copy control signal.</p>
- <p>In modern high definition TV sets, the B-CAS card takes the form of
- a special chip, built into the receiver on the assumption that this
- chip will be tamper-resistant. Time will tell…</p>
+ <p>While B-CAS cards are still in use with older equipment, modern
+ high definition TVs have an even nastier version of this DRM (called
+ ACAS) in a special chip that is built into the receiver. The chip
+ can update its own software from the company's servers, even when
+ the receiver is turned off (but still plugged into an outlet). This
+ feature could be abused to disable stored TV programs that the power
+ in place doesn't agree with, thus interfering with free speech.</p>
+
+ <p>Being part of the receiver, the ACAS chip is supposed to be
+ tamper-resistant. Time will tell…</p>
<p id="m1"><small>[1] We thank the free software supporter who
@@ -1389,5 +1400,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2022/09/21 19:18:57 $
+$Date: 2022/09/23 13:34:19 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary-drm.html proprietary-drm.html
--- proprietary-drm.html 2022-09-22 04:02:39.163051952 +0000
+++ proprietary-drm.html 2022-09-24 04:01:47.170825947 +0000
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@
just like other works, thus denying users their nominal rights.</p>
- <p>Beside implementing drastic copying and viewing restrictions,
- B-CAS gives the broadcaster full power over users, through back doors
- among other means. For example:</p>
+ <p>On the client side, B-CAS is typically implemented by a card
+ that plugs into a compatible receiver, or alternatively by a tuner
+ card that plugs into a computer. Beside implementing drastic copying
+ and viewing restrictions, this system gives broadcasters full power
+ over users, through back doors among other means. For example:</p>
<ul>
@@ -94,9 +96,4 @@
can't turn them off.</li>
- <li>It can force updates, even if the TV is disconnected from the
- internet or turned off (but still plugged into an outlet). This can
- be abused for information control policies that disable stored TV
- programs, thus interfering with free speech.</li>
-
<li>It can collect viewing information and share it with other
companies to take surveys. Until 2011, user registration was
@@ -105,13 +102,20 @@
company's servers after 2011.</li>
- <li>As the export of B-CAS cards is illegal, people outside Japan
- are deprived of a valuable source of information about what happens
- in Japan.</li>
+ <li>Each card has an ID, which enables broadcasters to force
+ customer-specific updates via the back door normally used to update
+ the decryption key. Thus pay-TV broadcasters can disable decryption
+ of the broadcast wave if subscription fees are not paid on time.
+ This feature could also be used by any broadcaster (possibly
+ instructed by the government) to stop certain persons from watching
+ TV.</li>
+
+ <li>Since the software in receivers is nonfree, and tuner cards are
+ designed for either Windows or MacOS, it is impossible to legally
+ watch Japanese TV from the Free World.</li>
- <li>On the client side, the DRM is typically implemented by a card
- that plugs into a compatible receiver, or alternatively by a tuner
- card that plugs into a computer. Since the software in receivers is
- nonfree, and tuner cards are designed for either Windows or MacOS,
- it is impossible to legally watch Japanese TV from the Free World.</li>
+ <li>As the export of B-CAS cards is illegal, people outside Japan
+ can't (officially) decrypt the satellite broadcast signal that may
+ spill over to their location. They are thus deprived of a valuable
+ source of information about what happens in Japan.</li>
</ul>
@@ -123,7 +127,14 @@
PC that disables the copy control signal.</p>
- <p>In modern high definition TV sets, the B-CAS card takes the form of
- a special chip, built into the receiver on the assumption that this
- chip will be tamper-resistant. Time will tell…</p>
+ <p>While B-CAS cards are still in use with older equipment, modern
+ high definition TVs have an even nastier version of this DRM (called
+ ACAS) in a special chip that is built into the receiver. The chip
+ can update its own software from the company's servers, even when
+ the receiver is turned off (but still plugged into an outlet). This
+ feature could be abused to disable stored TV programs that the power
+ in place doesn't agree with, thus interfering with free speech.</p>
+
+ <p>Being part of the receiver, the ACAS chip is supposed to be
+ tamper-resistant. Time will tell…</p>
<p id="m1"><small>[1] We thank the free software supporter who
@@ -618,5 +629,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2022/09/21 19:18:57 $
+$Date: 2022/09/23 13:34:19 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
diff -rNU2 proprietary.html proprietary.html
--- proprietary.html 2022-09-22 04:02:39.167051952 +0000
+++ proprietary.html 2022-09-24 04:01:47.174825945 +0000
@@ -211,7 +211,9 @@
just like other works, thus denying users their nominal rights.</p>
- <p>Beside implementing drastic copying and viewing restrictions,
- B-CAS gives the broadcaster full power over users, through back doors
- among other means. For example:</p>
+ <p>On the client side, B-CAS is typically implemented by a card
+ that plugs into a compatible receiver, or alternatively by a tuner
+ card that plugs into a computer. Beside implementing drastic copying
+ and viewing restrictions, this system gives broadcasters full power
+ over users, through back doors among other means. For example:</p>
<ul>
@@ -219,9 +221,4 @@
can't turn them off.</li>
- <li>It can force updates, even if the TV is disconnected from the
- internet or turned off (but still plugged into an outlet). This can
- be abused for information control policies that disable stored TV
- programs, thus interfering with free speech.</li>
-
<li>It can collect viewing information and share it with other
companies to take surveys. Until 2011, user registration was
@@ -230,13 +227,20 @@
company's servers after 2011.</li>
- <li>As the export of B-CAS cards is illegal, people outside Japan
- are deprived of a valuable source of information about what happens
- in Japan.</li>
+ <li>Each card has an ID, which enables broadcasters to force
+ customer-specific updates via the back door normally used to update
+ the decryption key. Thus pay-TV broadcasters can disable decryption
+ of the broadcast wave if subscription fees are not paid on time.
+ This feature could also be used by any broadcaster (possibly
+ instructed by the government) to stop certain persons from watching
+ TV.</li>
+
+ <li>Since the software in receivers is nonfree, and tuner cards are
+ designed for either Windows or MacOS, it is impossible to legally
+ watch Japanese TV from the Free World.</li>
- <li>On the client side, the DRM is typically implemented by a card
- that plugs into a compatible receiver, or alternatively by a tuner
- card that plugs into a computer. Since the software in receivers is
- nonfree, and tuner cards are designed for either Windows or MacOS,
- it is impossible to legally watch Japanese TV from the Free World.</li>
+ <li>As the export of B-CAS cards is illegal, people outside Japan
+ can't (officially) decrypt the satellite broadcast signal that may
+ spill over to their location. They are thus deprived of a valuable
+ source of information about what happens in Japan.</li>
</ul>
@@ -248,7 +252,14 @@
PC that disables the copy control signal.</p>
- <p>In modern high definition TV sets, the B-CAS card takes the form of
- a special chip, built into the receiver on the assumption that this
- chip will be tamper-resistant. Time will tell…</p>
+ <p>While B-CAS cards are still in use with older equipment, modern
+ high definition TVs have an even nastier version of this DRM (called
+ ACAS) in a special chip that is built into the receiver. The chip
+ can update its own software from the company's servers, even when
+ the receiver is turned off (but still plugged into an outlet). This
+ feature could be abused to disable stored TV programs that the power
+ in place doesn't agree with, thus interfering with free speech.</p>
+
+ <p>Being part of the receiver, the ACAS chip is supposed to be
+ tamper-resistant. Time will tell…</p>
<p id="m1"><small>[1] We thank the free software supporter who
@@ -397,5 +408,5 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2022/09/21 19:18:57 $
+$Date: 2022/09/23 13:34:19 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>