Steve Mehs
01-21-03, 04:37 AM
Despite a potential leak of information concerning its latest conditional access technology, DirecTV executives insisted that its newest access card - the P4 - has not been compromised by hackers.
In a conference call last week, DirecTV President Roxanne Austin said the P4 card is still safe. "We do not have any evidence, nor does the FBI have any evidence, that the P4 card has been compromise in any way," she said.
Earlier this month, a college student - working for a law firm representing DirecTV - was charged by federal authorities for allegedly distributing documents on the Internet concerning the new conditional access technology. Press reports said DirecTV has spent more than $25 million to develop its latest anti-piracy efforts.
Austin said DirecTV will continue to roll out new conditional access technology in 2003, which will include the swap-out of more customer access cards.
This year, DirecTV also takes complete control of its conditional access technology from NDS, its previous supplier. "We are pretty excited about some of the innovations we will be putting in place in 2003," Austin said.
From SkyReport (http://www.skyreport.com/skyreport/jan2003/012103.shtm#one) (Used with Permission)
In a conference call last week, DirecTV President Roxanne Austin said the P4 card is still safe. "We do not have any evidence, nor does the FBI have any evidence, that the P4 card has been compromise in any way," she said.
Earlier this month, a college student - working for a law firm representing DirecTV - was charged by federal authorities for allegedly distributing documents on the Internet concerning the new conditional access technology. Press reports said DirecTV has spent more than $25 million to develop its latest anti-piracy efforts.
Austin said DirecTV will continue to roll out new conditional access technology in 2003, which will include the swap-out of more customer access cards.
This year, DirecTV also takes complete control of its conditional access technology from NDS, its previous supplier. "We are pretty excited about some of the innovations we will be putting in place in 2003," Austin said.
From SkyReport (http://www.skyreport.com/skyreport/jan2003/012103.shtm#one) (Used with Permission)