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From: rp321@uiucuxa.CSO.UIUC.EDU
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: copy protection (LONG)
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Date: Fri, 13-Dec-85 12:23:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 13 12:23:00 1985
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/* Written  7:36 pm  Dec  9, 1985 by keithd@cadovax.UUCP in uiucuxa:net.micro.mac */
In article <223@tolerant.UUCP> berry@tolerant.UUCP (David Berry) writes:

Don't laugh!  There was a rumor in net.video or similar place
a couple of months ago about certain unscrupulous agencies (FCC, FBI,
or maybe Nielsen?) driving panel trucks around with sensitive instrumentation
designed to pick up signals from the I.F. amps in your T.V. tuners, in order
to determine what channels people are watching (they'd all get channel 3
(L.A.) if you ask me).  Maybe this technique could be adapted to look for
the electronic 'fingerprint' of what program is running in your computer.
Might be a way to determine if an inordinate amount of illegal copies of
Lotus or something are running in a building somewhere.  (ADAPSO are you
listening?)

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Can you say "Big Brother is listening?"  The invasion of privacy potential
is staggering!

			Russell J. Price
			University of Illinois
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