Encrypting of over the air TV
Remember when over the air digital TV came in and unless you had a new
TV you needed a converter box to watch the digital channels as analog
channels went dark? Did you know it's happening again? But worse.
While the FCC just recently extended (to 2026 I believe) the required
time for the existing (ATSC 1.0) system to stay operational, the new
ATSC 3.0 system is loaded with encrypted DRM even on basic channels in
many cases.
And get this, it appears that the external converter boxes currently
available for this that can actually deal with that DRM reportedly
require an Internet connection to work!
You read that right. To receive an over the air ATSC encrypted
channel -- even a basic broadcast channel -- reportedly appears to currently
require an Internet connection.
Now you might be asking, what the bloody hell is the point of over the
air TV if you need a damned Internet connection to watch it?
And the answer is: I don't have a clue.
I'm trying to learn more. Stay tuned. No pun intended.
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--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein
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