> > Would HDCP be a useful security feature for a FLOSS voting machine? > > no, it wouldn't. it was determined that the screen itself (LCD or > otherwise) was emitting sufficient radiation so that you could read off > it from a distance.
That's like saying that adding a deadbolt to your front door isn't useful because it doesn't secure every possible entrance. You could use a tempest shielded display. > only when they tried red text on green background > the scientists were not able to read the information. of course, that > combination couldn't be accepted, as 4% of the population has some sort > of green/red color blindness... The display doesn't need to be color unless you are putting up color photos of the candidates. ------- I'm not sure if HDCP would be useful for voting machines or not (that's why I asked). If it is useful, it makes a strong argument to allow FLOSS hardware to use HDCP. _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
