Re: Software license detector vans

Ben Laurie (ben@algroup.co.uk)
Tue, 17 Mar 1998 19:01:02 +0000

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The Spectre wrote:
>
> At 17:41 3/17/98 , you wrote:
>
> >* Original: FROM: BILL SMITH, Fidonet
> >
> > EID:F58A FC6C6460
> >Electronic Telegraph Thursday 12 March 1998
> >Issue 1021
> >
> >Detector van to nab software
> >pirates
> >By Roger Highfield, Science Editor
>
> I just have to ask, is there any more to back up this story? IMHO, it
> sounds like a lot of to-do about Van Eck stuff. I've never heard, however,
> about being able to vary the signals sent to the screen to display
> something else entirely on another monitor, or in *any* way to view
> software licenses.
>
> Besides, how many vans will it take to cover every house in the world?

That was part of Ross's point - this technology would be ineffective
against individuals, but would work rather nicely in medium-sized and up
enterprises.

Cheers,

Ben.

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