May 14, 2007
Hardware-Level Content Protection Headed For More Gadgets
Pressure from Hollywood, record companies and other content providers is putting the heat on the makers of PCs, music players and other handheld devices. InformationWeek reports.
"Hardware-based security that works in conjunction with software is not new, what is new, however, is how the technology is expected to eventually be adapted for the consumer market, due to pressure from Hollywood studios, record companies and other content providers.
... Content security in the future will use chips for storing and generating electronic keys used to encrypt data when it goes into a hard drive, and decrypting it when it's retrieved. Software, such as digital rights management technology, would still be used in setting the rules for use, such as how many different machines the content can be played, or how many times it can be copied."
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