Re:BBC to sniff wifi signals for unlicensed iPlayer use
by dTal on Saturday August 06, 2016 @09:26AM
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>When TV signals were analogue, detector vans would apparently drive around and be able to check if a household was watching TV without a licence. The digital switchover effectively rendered these trucks useless.
You missed the funny part! The "TV detector vans" were never functional and acted purely as a deterrent. This has still not been officially admitted.
Reading the technical description on the article, and given that it's a "new generation of TV detector van", I wouldn't be at all surprised if this another bluff. The most shocking part of all this, to me, is that the BBC is perfectly willing to lie to the public for profits. Not a great habit for the state media to be in.
You missed the funny part! The "TV detector vans" were never functional and acted purely as a deterrent. This has still not been officially admitted.
Reading the technical description on the article, and given that it's a "new generation of TV detector van", I wouldn't be at all surprised if this another bluff. The most shocking part of all this, to me, is that the BBC is perfectly willing to lie to the public for profits. Not a great habit for the state media to be in.
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/10/31/bbc-admits-that-tv-...